Sayed Rashed Kashefi, a reporter with the Kabul Times and Rasa TV, was allegedly beaten and detained for over six hours while covering a fight at an aid distribution site in Kabul’s 5th district. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), condemn the journalist’s detention and urge the Taliban authorities to swiftly investigate the incident.
Afghan capital s ban on schoolgirls singing in public sparks outrage and an investigation By Ahmad Mukhtar
March 17, 2021 / 6:33 AM / CBS News
Afghan schoolgirls sing during a ceremony to mark the start of the new school year in Kabul, in a March 21, 2004 file photo. SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty
Afghanistan s Ministry of Education says it is investigating an order by the Kabul Directorate of Education banning schoolgirls over the age of 12 from singing in public. The order has sparked outrage, including an online protest campaign by Afghan activists who have posted videos of themselves signing their favorite songs on social media.
Kabul s education department issued the order last week to school boards across the capital instructing them not to allow girls over 12 to attend choir classes or sing at public events. It noted that ceremonies with 100% female participants are an exception.