Afghan Media Barred From Covering Anything Against Taliban’s Oppressive Policies: Saleh

Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Salram slammed the country’s extremist regime and stated that media outlets in Kabul were very prohibited to cover up anything contrary to the oppressive Taliban Junta policy. “The media is in the name of deceiving the international community. Attack scores against Talib were not reported such as the 1930 attack last night on the Talib convoy in PD-4. Resistance [SIC],” he wrote on Twitter. Earlier last week, Saleh also claimed that the Taliban pressed non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to register their fighters to receive humanitarian assistance.

Saleh also slammed the Taliban ultra-fundamentalist regime, accused them of oppressing journalists in Kabul. He criticized the Taliban to kidnap former BBC colleagues British journalists Andrew North, and two other UNHCR journalists. The former Afghan leader also stated that since the withdrawal of chaotic US troops, the Taliban had “kidnapped” eight Westerners. In some cases, he accused the Taliban to commit war crimes and violate international humanitarian law. Many foreigners have been detained in Kabul because they were suspected of working for Western intelligence agencies, according to the Taliban intelligence unit members in Kabul.

This is related to being mentioned here that the media supervisor named ‘Nehad Rasana-e-Afghanistan’ was established in Kabul in November in an effort to protect the Afghan media and freedom of speech, Ani reported quoting Tolo News. The report stated that some journalists and media personnel have raised concerns about the use of journalism for profit and personal interest in this country. Watchdog Media has vowed to protect media rights and Afghan journalists. It also stated that it would talk to the government while the Taliban regarding the condition of a female journalist in a warfare.

The formation of this supervisor came after a number of Afghan media organizations attracted their operations. Since the Taliban takeover in August last year, more than 70% of media outlets in the country have been closed due to limited access to information and other economic problems, according to the National National Journalist Union. Afghan journalists often express concerns stating that the future of the media is “bleak” under the Taliban government, in accordance with the Tolo news.