Ali bin Abi Taalib said: "Minds get tired, as do bodies, so treat them with humour." Indeed, according to many authorities, Muslims should "sprinkle their conversation with humour, as they would season their food with salt."

With this in mind, the Taliban Service Organization was formed in 1996 under a fatwa issued by Mullah Mohammad Umar (not to be confused with Mullah Muhamed Omar, the Songbird of the Bactrian Plain).

Mullah Umar realized that his mujahideen were weary after almost 3 straight decades of war. In order to bolster morale, he decided to build a Comedy club, devoted to "Islamically acceptable humour, which does not go beyond the bounds of truth, or lessen the gravitas or manhood of a person. Rather, it serves its purpose of refreshing hearts and minds."

The Kabul Komedy Konnection is the Krown Jewel of the humor world - modeled after successful American comedy clubs, just without the alcohol, waitresses or frivolous laughter.

The TSO is strictly a volunteer organization, but you'd never know it from the caliber of talent that we've seen on stage! From the graceful movements of Ghodsi Kamshad, "Caliph of the Non-Sinful Dance," to ventriloquist extraordinaire Amir Pirooz and "Parvis," his talking rock on a stick, and of course the always delightful and melodic, Sharooz Jahandar, the Singing Amputationist, the TSO always has, and always will continue to bring out the finest in fundamentalist-friendly entertainment. For it is Allah's will.

To quote from the Qandahar Gazzette Calendar Section, "The Taliban Service Organization is Taliban-tastic!"

There are ways of making people scream and howl without using a car antenna, and the comedy team of ibn Massoul and bin Harmala have been doing just that for years.

Cutting their teeth in the fierce proving grounds of the Khyber Pass, these two funnymen know many methods of "killing" an audience.