Taliban Detained Three Journalists in Kandahar, Says Media Rights Group

Nai, Supporting Free Media in Afghanistan, announced that the Taliban forces detained three journalists in Kandahar on Sunday.

According to Nai, the detained journalists include Shamsullah Omari, Wahid ur-Rahman Afghanmal and Ataullah Omar.

The reason behind the detention of these three journalists is not yet clear.

On Monday, Nai stressed that the detention of journalists has increased in Afghanistan.

Nai stated that in the past two weeks, the Taliban have detained eight journalists across the country.

Nai urged the Ministry of Information and Culture of the Taliban, especially the Media Violation Commission, to conduct the necessary investigations on the fate of the detained journalists.