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RSF slams Taliban for grilling, arresting journalists

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Reporters without Borders (RSF) has slammed increasing interrogations and arbitrary arrests of Afghan journalists over the past two months While the government stressed over the implementation of Media Law to eliminate barriers in the way of media activities.

The Paris-based watchdog alleged the Taliban intelligence agency known as “Istikhbarat” and the Ministry for Promoting Virtue and Suppressing Vice were directly implicated in this harassment, which violated Afghanistan’s press law.

The latest of the many journalists to be detained include Aslam Hijab, a business reporter for the privately-owned Ariana News TV channel.

He was . . .

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