Young Afghan males who enjoy filming and sharing short video clips have taken to TikTok.

The Taliban have banned the video-sharing app TikTok and the online multiplayer game PUBG, claiming that they are driving Afghan teenagers “astray.”

The militant group also stated that it will prohibit television stations from broadcasting “immoral material.”

It follows recent music, film, and television soap opera bans.

When the Taliban took control last year, they promised a more moderate approach to governing, but they have gradually reduced freedoms, particularly for women.

The group was notable for imposing a strict version of Islamist governance during their first term in office, which lasted from 1996 to 2001.

The current restriction, according to Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani, is required to “protect the younger generation from being deceived.”

However, it is unclear when and for how long the restriction will be implemented.

Since taking power in August, this is the first time the group has blocked an app.

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Because many other types of entertainment have been forbidden, TikTok and PUBG have become increasingly more popular among young Afghans in recent months, according to BBC Afghan Service editor Hameed Shuja.

According to the bbc journalist, TikTok has been particularly popular among young males who enjoy making short, hilarious video clips and uploading them to the platform.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG, is an online shooting game developed by a South Korean developer that has become highly famous. An attempt by the previous government to outlaw PUBG was failed.

The number of internet users in Afghanistan has risen significantly in recent years, in tandem with the country’s youth population, to almost nine million.

Nearly two-thirds of the country’s 39 million people are under the age of 25.

The ban was announced on the same day that four separate explosions ripped through cities across Afghanistan, including one at a Shia mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif.

At least 31 people have been killed, with another 87 injured. The Islamic State has admitted responsibility for the attack.