Taliban have banned the broadcast of images of living beings — including humans and animals — in 16 provinces, while seven others allow them only selectively, according to findings of a field survey by Amu TV.
The field survey, based on reporting by journalists and local sources across all 34 provinces, found that only 11 provinces, including Kabul, Balkh and Herat, still permit television stations to broadcast such images.
In 15 other provinces, respondents did not provide a clear answer about whether local TV stations were broadcasting images of living beings.
In provinces where the ban is in place, news programs often replace video clips of people with footage of government buildings, landscapes or generic visuals while playing the audio of officials or interviewees in the background.
