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Homayoun Sakhi closes his eyes and strokes his rubab, a wooden string instrument inlaid with mother-of-pearl. “I feel like I have my Afghanistan in my hands,” says the musician who plays the music from abroad, considered a sin by the Taliban. • Read also: Taliban and members of Afghan civil society speak in Oslo • Read also: Afghanistan: EU restores "minimal presence" in Kabul Met by AFP in London, Homayoun Sakhi, one of the most renowned rubab players in the world, is suffering from the effects of jet lag after arriving from California. He came to perform at the Barbican Center for a support concert to raise funds for his native country. Afghanistan is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis and its rich culture has also been threatened since the return to ...