Saturday 24 October 2015

Taliban declare war on two of Afghanistan’s TV broadcasters

Taliban declare war on two of Afghanistan’s TV broadcasters - The Globe and Mail
A statement called the two stations “Satanic channels” that are “disrespectful” toward the Taliban, and said Taliban fighters had been ordered to take “decisive” action against them as military targets.
“Henceforth no employee, anchor, office, news team and reporter of these TV channels holds any immunity,” read the statement from the self-described Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
They were chilling words from a group that had, until recently, maintained a largely hands-off policy for the press.
“It has had quite a psychological effect on our staff,” said Abdullah Khenjani, news and current affairs director of 1TV.

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