The rights group said Farhadi was detained solely for his peaceful human rights work and journalistic reporting.

Sources said the journalists have been transferred to an undisclosed location,

The May 6 event brought together Afghan and Canadian journalists, university faculty, students and leaders from media rights organizations.

The two reporters, Asadullah Timur and Sayed Munir Hadaf, were affiliated with Tasweer, a local weekly publication.

Taliban said the purpose of the directive is to prevent the public from viewing or redistributing this content.

Amnesty said Taliban have intensified efforts to impose severe restrictions on the media and individual journalists across the country.

“Zan” means “woman” in Farsi. “With the name Zan Times,” Nader said, “the message is clear: it is now women’s.

“Today, the voice of the Afghan press is being suffocated,” several Afghan journalists and media activists said in video messages.

UNAMA said Afghanistan’s media landscape is facing a steady erosion of independence.

Bennett also called for increased support for Afghan journalists and media outlets in exile.