The Taliban on Monday detained six Kandahar radio journalists for several hours and briefly shut down their stations for violating a ban on music. The actions are part of a broader crackdown on the country's once free but increasingly beleaguered media, rights experts say. In the Kandahar case, Taliban intelligence agents questioned the six journalists…
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Watchdogs, Reporters Seek Release of Kandahar Journalists
The arrest of four journalists in Kandahar by the National Directorate of Security, NDS, the country’s intelligence agency, has sparked reactions from watchdog organizations who say the four must be released and the reason for their detention should be made clear.
Three of the journalists Bismillah Watandost, Qudrat Sultani and Mohib Obaidi work for Radi Millat Ghag, and Sanaullah Siyam is a cameraman working for Shinwa Agency in Kandahar. They were arrested by the NDS when they returned from Spin Boldak district on Monday where they went to investigate claims of civilian deaths at the hands of the Taliban.
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ISLAMABAD: In another targeted attack late Thursday night, two head constables of police were gunned down by two bike riding gunmen near CTTI College falling in the jurisdiction of Shams Colony.