Taliban, Afghanistan
Why has the Taliban banned pictures of living things?
Concerns about press freedom in Afghanistan are growing after the Taliban vowed to impose a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things. State media outlets in the provinces of Kandahar, Takhar and Maidan Wardak have been advised ...
Taliban begins enforcing rule banning 'images of living beings' in Afghan media
The Taliban is preventing certain outlets from airing images of human beings or animals, according to officials. The rule pertains to certain provinces at the time being.
Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’
Extreme restrictions on media workers mean life in Afghanistan – including human rights abuses – will go undocumented, journalists say
Taliban Bans Broadcast of Images of Living Beings
The move to ban images of living beings follows the introduction of strict guidelines by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces
A Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality laws.
Afghan Taliban Vow To Implement Media Ban On Images Of Living Things
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
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Q&A: Saad Mohseni on the Taliban, women in the newsroom, and being a ‘prisoner outside my own country’
In 2002, just months after the fall of the Taliban regime, Saad Mohseni launched Radio Free Afghanistan, a fledgling attempt ...
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border. It’s their first acknowledgement of ...
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Opinion: Trump deal with Taliban set stage for disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
His deal with the Taliban, which excluded the Afghan government, set the U.S. up for failure long before Joe Biden took ...
Taliban Investigate Deaths Linked to Alleged Iran Border Clash
The Taliban announced Thursday that they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties near the Iranian border. This marks their first official acknowledgment of rumors regarding the killing and ...
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How a TV channel in Afghanistan operates freely despite Taliban restrictions
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Saad Mohseni, CEO of a media company in Afghanistan. His new book is called "Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul." ...
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Taliban-linked Afghan entered US this month from Turkey on visa, congressman says
The veteran uses a pseudonym due to his close contacts in Afghanistan and is involved with the anti-Taliban resistance. The veteran is often a source for lawmakers investigating Afghanistan ...
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Taliban’s novel extremism
EDITORIAL: The Taliban regime continues to tighten the screws on the Afghan public; now pledging to implement a ...
Brit supported Taliban by repeatedly sending them infrared night vision rifle scopes
Upon questioning, he later admitted they were intended for use by the Taliban, which, at the time, launched various attacks ...