Taliban Detains Iranian Photojournalist in Kabul
Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, reported that the Taliban has detained a photojournalist of the news agency at the Kabul airport.
According to Tasnim, Mohammad Hossein Velayati was in Kabul for 10 days and was detained when he wanted to return to Iran.
Tasnim News Agency added that despite follow-ups with the Taliban, the group has not explained the reasons behind the detention of this photojournalist.
According to the media reports, the Taliban detained Velayati while he was on a 10-day non-business visit to Kabul and had official permission to stay in Afghanistan.
This is the first case of detention of a media worker affiliated with Islamic Republic organisations by the Taliban in the last two years.
