Kabul, Aug 17 (EFE).- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Thursday that the Taliban government has taken into custody several Afghan journalists across six provinces of the country over the past ten days. “In the last 10 days, the de facto authorities have detained media workers in six provinces across Afghanistan,” …
After a wave of media arrests in early August, a further three journalists were taken in by the Taliban government personnel in Kandahar province on August 14, while a radio station in the province was ordered to stop the broadcast of women’s voices. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) demands the Taliban authorities cease the campaign of harassment against media
workers in the country and respect the media’s duty and right to report.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its deepest concern at a sudden surge of journalists arrested in Afghanistan. The arrests have taken place in the provinces of Kundaz, Nangarhar and Paktia.
Protesters: Afghan Govt Reluctant to Defend Media
Journalists in Afghanistan on Saturday criticized the Afghan government for its reluctance to protect the journalist community amid the recent spate of targeted killings.
This came hours after an angry mob, including the imam of a mosque, attacked Zohra Radio, a local radio station in the city of Kunduz, damaging equipment and the building.
“In the past, we were afraid of armed opponents, but now we feel fear from our own people,” said Haseeb Hasas, a journalist in the northeastern province of Kunduz.
“The attack that happened to the radio station in Kunduz has gravely concerned us,” said Hedayatullah Ziarmal, the director of Radio Kunduz.