Sayed NoorAgha Sa’dat
|
Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) |
Reporter |
Arrest |
GDI |
Apr 5 |
Baghlan |
Sayed NoorAgha a reporter for Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), along with RTA's cameraman Safiullah and Tanwir TV reporter Ghulam Ali Wahdat, were summoned and detained in Pul-e-Kuhmri, the capital of Baghlan province. The Directorate of Intelligence took them into custody due to their coverage of the Taliban's security measures implemented in the province. |
Ghulam Ali Wahdat
|
Tanwir TV |
Reporter |
Arrest |
Taliban police |
Apr 5 |
Baghlan |
Ghulam Ali Wahdat, a reporter for Tanwir TV, was summoned and detained in Pul-e-Kuhmri, the provincial capital of Baghlan province. Alongside him, Sayed NoorAgha Sa’dat, a reporter, and Safiullah Safa, a cameraman of Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), were also taken into custody by the Directorate of Intelligence (GDI). This detention was a result of their reporting on the security measures implemented by the Taliban in the province. |
Saifullah Rezaie
|
Nasim radio |
Reporter |
Arrest |
Taliban police |
Mar 31 |
Nili |
- |
Saday-e-Banwan Radio
|
Saday-e-Banwan [Women's Voice] radio |
Local radio station |
Threat/closure of the radio |
Local officials |
Mar 31 |
Faizabad |
The Saday-e-Banwan [Women's Voice] radio station in Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province faced closure due to allegations of playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, as reported by local authorities. |
Anonymous
|
- |
Reporter |
Threat of arrest |
A senior Taliban official |
Mar 15 |
Qala-e-Naw |
- |
Anonymous
|
- |
Reporter |
Arrest |
Taliban police |
Jan 20 |
Kunduz |
- |
Sirat Noori
|
Pajhwok |
Reporter |
Threat |
Taliban police |
Mar 11 |
Mazar-e-Sharif |
Sirat, who was injured in the explosion during the press event in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, recently shared on his Facebook account that he was denied medical treatment at the provincial hospital due to orders from the local Taliban. According to him, a member of the Taliban exclaimed, "I wish all them [ journalists] were dead!" As a result of the blast, three individuals, including a journalist, lost their lives, while 19 other journalists sustained injuries. |
Khalil Bana
|
Freelance |
Reporter |
Arrest |
GDI |
Mar 12 |
Kabul |
Khalil was arrested by members of GDI, along with Nasrat Mahdi, a freelance cameraman in Kabul. The arrest was made in connection with their affiliation to Amu TV. The Taliban has accused several foreign-based media organizations, including Amu, of spreading propaganda against them. |
Nasrat Mahdi
|
Amu TV |
cameraman |
Arrest |
GDI |
Mar 12 |
Kabul |
Nasrat Mahdi and Khali Bana, a freelance reporter, were apprehended in Kabul by GDI members in relation to their involvement with Amu TV. The Taliban has accused several foreign-based media organizations, including Amu, of disseminating anti-Taliban propaganda. |
Husain Naderi
|
Afghan Voice Agency(AVA) |
Reporter |
killed |
ISIS-Khorasan |
Mar 11 |
Mazar-e-Sharif |
Husain killed in a bombing that took place during an Afghan press event in Mazar-e-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province. The blast also resulted in injuries to at least 19 other media workers. |