US aid cuts weaken Afghan media in exile, Human Rights Watch says
A new report says funding reductions forced Afghan media outlets operating outside the country to cut staff and reduce reporting.
A new report says funding reductions forced Afghan media outlets operating outside the country to cut staff and reduce reporting.
The woman, who previously worked in journalism, was reportedly detained days after returning from Turkey to visit her family.
Media workers from more than 40 countries discussed censorship, displacement and the challenges of reporting from exile.
Ghufran said no Taliban court had yet issued a ruling against the journalists and described reports circulating in the media.
Witnesses and sources said that Taliban intelligence agents searched the Kabul media compound, and confiscated devices.
The rights group said the arrests appeared to be part of a broader pattern of intimidation and reprisals against independent.
Nai in Exile, a media advocacy group, has called for international intervention following the recent detention of journalists by the.
Local sources said armed men linked to relatives of a former Taliban district governor opened fire during a dispute.
The arrests bring the number of journalists held by Taliban to at least seven.
Press freedom advocates say at least five journalists are now being held by Taliban.