RASC News Agency: The Afghanistan Journalists Center has recently voiced concern over the protracted detention of journalists by the Taliban. The Center earnestly implores the group to expeditiously and unconditionally release Abdulrahim Mohammadi, a journalist affiliated with Tamadon Television. In a statement disseminated by this bastion of journalistic advocacy on Tuesday, December 12, it was disclosed that the Taliban’s intelligence apparatus summoned Mr. Mohammadi in Kandahar nine days ago, and since then, his whereabouts and destiny remain enshrouded in ambiguity.
Within the same pronouncement, the Afghanistan Journalists Center beseeches the local authorities of the Taliban to address any grievances against this journalist within the contours of public media laws and through the auspices of the Commission for the Investigation of Complaints and Media Offenses. Concurrently, the local administration and the intelligence echelons of the Taliban have refrained from disclosing information pertaining to the detained journalist’s status and the rationale behind his incarceration.
This narrative unfolds against the tumultuous canvas of the Taliban’s repression of media activities and journalists spanning various provinces since their ascension to power. Reports indicate that media content in select provinces is subjected to stringent censorship by the group. In the most recent manifestation of Taliban aggression against journalists, the group meted out a one-year prison sentence to Sultan Ali Jawadi, the chief editor of Nasim Radio in Daykundi province, on charges of disseminating news contrary to the group’s narrative.
It is salient to note that in certain regions of the country, the constraints and restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the media have compelled numerous outlets to shutter operations, precipitating the departure of some journalists from their profession.
