Speaking to Reuters, Mullah Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, stated that 2,053 people were dead, 9,240 injured and 1,329 houses were damaged or destroyed in these tremors.
Reiterating that the Taliban considers such activities un-Islamic, he added, "The films they were selling did not have women in hijab, which is against Sharia. This is why the sale of such films is prohibited."