Free speech or treason? The Afghan network 1TV interviewed a Taliban spokesman live on TV.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:  1TV, conducted a live telephone interview with the Taliban’s main spokesman, Zabilullah Mujahid, about the three-day talks between U.S. officials and Taliban representatives in the United Arab Emirates, part of the effort to negotiate an end to Afghanistan’s 17-year war. While the Taliban spokesman did not say anything new or particularly inflammatory, 1TV’s interview — described by critics as softball — has stoked controversy, with many Afghans accusing the network of providing the Taliban with a platform to spread its propaganda. Click here to read more (external link).