RASC: According to local sources in Balkh province, the intelligence of the Taliban group has arrested three journalists while preparing a report.
The source said that these journalists were arrested by the intelligence of this group in this province while collecting raw materials to prepare a report on a fire incident.
According to the sources, these three journalists were arrested by the intelligence forces of the group in Mazar-e-Sharif, the center of this province, on today, Monday, July 31.
The sources said that Ariananews reporter Najib Faryad, Euronews reporter Hatef Arin and local reporter Sibghatullah Turan are among those arrested.
The local officials of the Taliban group in Balkh province have not yet said anything about this.
The fire that occurred on the road between Mazar-e-Sharif and Balkh district was the place these reporters arrested.
The witnesses of the incident say that this fire has caused huge financial losses to the people.
It should be noted that the Taliban group has been strongly opposed to the activities of the media and journalists since they regained control over the country, and have arrested, beaten and imprisoned them from time to time.
Meanwhile, last month, a local journalist was arrested in Nangarhar by members of this group.
It is worth mentioning that this group has limited the scope of activities of media programs and imposed many restrictions on them since they dominated the country.
It should be noted that after the establishment of this group, many Afghanistani journalists fled the country or went into hiding, and a large number of media outlets, especially outside the big cities, were completely closed.
