MoI arrest local journalists on propaganda charges
(Last Updated On: July 28, 2021) The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Tuesday that security forces have arrested four journalists in southern Kandahar province. The reporters of Kandahar’s local radio station, Nation Vice [Millat Ghag], were arrested after they visited the Taliban-captured Spin Boldak on Monday for covering news from the area. Mirwais Stanekzai, a spokesman for the MoI, says that the journalists were propagandizing in favor of the Taliban. Stanekzai, however, stated that the Afghan government is committed to freedom of expression. He noted that the Afgha...