KABUL have forced media outlets in several provinces to pay taxes that are tantamount to a ransom to be allowed to continue operating, Reporters Without Boarder (RSF) said on Tuesday.
The targets have included Ghaznavian, a privately-owned TV channel based in the southeastern province of Ghazni, a statement from the watchdog said, accusing the insurgents of issuing warnings and threats to the media
Ghaznavian CEO Ahmad Farid Omari said on 19 December: “The Taliban contacted us by telephone at the start of the spring and . . .
