Taliban orders TikTok, PUBG ban

The Taliban has ordered a ban on video-sharing app TikTok and online multi-player game PUBG, insisting they were leading Afghan youths "astray".

The militant group said it would also ban TV channels from airing what it deemed as "immoral material".

It comes after recent bans on music, movies and television soap operas.

Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani said that the latest ban was necessary to "prevent the younger generation from being misled".

But it is not clear when the ban will come into place, and for how long, reported BBC. 

This is the first time the group has banned an app since they came to power last August.

The group was known for their severe version of Islamist rule that characterised their first stint in government between 1996 and 2001.