Ayaz Gul VOA News August 12, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Media freedom defenders have called on Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to immediately release at least nine journalists currently in prison for their work and stop their “brutal” crackdown on national press members. Operatives of the Taliban’s spy agency, the General Directorate of Intelligence, or GDI, arrested five journalists
The Hill: Almost two years after American soldiers swiftly packed and left the nation’s longest-running war in Afghanistan, the Taliban are still targeting tens of thousands of Afghans left behind. Among them are Afghan women journalists. The United States recognized the risks Afghanistan’s female journalists would face under a Taliban takeover. Click here to read
8am: According to anonymous local sources, who spoke to Hasht-e Subh, the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 1st, when Taliban members attacked the media outlet and expelled its staff before shutting down the office. Meanwhile, Atal Khan Stanikzai, the director of the media outlet, stated that the Taliban attacked the office without any prior coordination.
8am: According to the sources cited by Hasht-e Subh, the journalists were detained on Monday, July 31, in Mazar-e-Sharif, the center of Balkh province. Since regaining control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have been severely interfering with the media and journalists, occasionally resorting to arrests, beatings, and imprisonment. This incident follows the detention of a local
Akmal Dawi VOA News July 27, 2023 WASHINGTON — Journalists in Afghanistan are facing a new requirement from the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture to register and obtain identification cards in order to verify their identities and professional affiliations. “We started the process in Kabul on Wednesday and have informed provincial authorities to do the
8am: According to an anonymous local media official in Badghis, who spoke to Haht-e Subh on Saturday, July 15, journalists are only allowed to cover events if they are accompanied by local Taliban officials. “We are not granted permission to report on news; we are unable to publish articles on suicide cases or provide coverage
Ariana: Amid the ongoing debate over ‘Twitter vs Threads’, Anas Haqqani, a prominent figure of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) [Taliban], has expressed support for Twitter citing its ‘freedom of speech’ policy and ‘public nature’ as advantages. Haqqani said on Twitter that the platform has two advantages over other social media platforms, asserting that
By Ahmad Takal Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 14, 2023 Zhwandoon TV is one of the few independent media outlets still operating under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The private Pashto-language station has been forced to comply with severe restrictions imposed on the media, including a ban on broadcasting music and foreign entertainment programs as
Tolo News: The head of the media organizations in the southeastern province of Khost voiced concerns that they have been struggling with a shortage of content because their publications must meet Islamic Emirate [Taliban] policies. The officials said that it is difficult to prepare their content rapidly in a way that also meets the demands
Roshan Noorzai VOA News May 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — The Taliban released four Afghan journalists on Wednesday after detaining them for two days in the southeastern province of Khost. Sakhi Sarwar Miakhil, editor in chief of Gharghasht TV; Pamir Andish, editor in chief of Cheenar Radio; Abdul Rahman Ashna of Nan FM, and Mohammaduddin Shah Khiali,