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Afghan Minister Clarifies After Outrage Over No Women Journalists At Presser
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday justified the absence of female journalists from his earlier press conference as a "technical issue", days after the incident sparked a major controversy for "insulting women".
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'For Taliban, Women Not Human': Taslima Nasreen On Row Over Journalist 'Ban'
Bangladesh's exiled writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi for not allowing women journalists to attend a press conference in Delhi on Friday.
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'No Role': Centre Amid Row Over No Women Journalists At Taliban Press Meet In Delhi
The press conference was held on Friday at the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi. It, however, did not see any presence of women.
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Afghan Minister Sparks Outrage With 'Ban' On Women Journalists At Press Meet
A press conference by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi has caused outrage because no women were allowed to attend the event.
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"Eye For Eye": Taliban Publicly Executes 2 Murder Convicts In Stadium
Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
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Afghan Taliban Official Says Taking Pctures "A Major Sin": Report
A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday
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Bomb Blast Kills Guard, Wounds Journalists In Afghan North
A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists, as well as several children, police and a witness said.
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Afghan Taliban For First Time Reports Threat From Pakistan: Report
For the first time, the Taliban reported threats from Pakistan, which they considered as the safe haven from 2000-2021, independent journalist Bilal Sarwary said citing an internal memo.
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Afghan Journalists Criticize Restrictions, Lack Of Information: Report
Journalists and media outlets in Afghanistan strongly criticized the lack of access to information as well as harsh restrictions placed on media professionals by the Taliban since it took control of the Afghan land in August last year,
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Afghan Taliban Bans Voice of America, Radio Free Europe For "One-Sided Broadcasts"
The Taliban on Thursday banned the FM radio broadcasts streaming from Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Afghanistan stations, saying that they are stopped due to non-compliance with journalistic principles.
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American Filmmaker, Afghan Producer Detained By Taliban: Report
A New York-based media watchdog has called the Taliban to immediately release American journalist and independent filmmaker Ivor Shearer and Afghan producer Faizullah Faizbakhsh and cease detaining journalists.
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Viral: TV Anchor Sells Food On Street In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
A recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, shows how many talented professionals in Afghanistan have been pushed into poverty.
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Karachi Suicide Bomber Was Mother Of 2, Had Master's Degree
The woman who carried out a suicide attack inside the University of Karachi on Tuesday, which killed three Chinese nationals, was highly educated and a mother of two children, according to Afghan journalist Bashir Ahmad Gwakh.
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3 Afghan Journalists Arrested By Taliban Released Amid Global Pressure
The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Former BBC Journalist Among Those Detained In Kabul
Two international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the Afghan capital, the UNHCR said on Friday.
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Afghan Minister Clarifies After Outrage Over No Women Journalists At Presser
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday justified the absence of female journalists from his earlier press conference as a "technical issue", days after the incident sparked a major controversy for "insulting women".
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'For Taliban, Women Not Human': Taslima Nasreen On Row Over Journalist 'Ban'
Bangladesh's exiled writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi for not allowing women journalists to attend a press conference in Delhi on Friday.
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'No Role': Centre Amid Row Over No Women Journalists At Taliban Press Meet In Delhi
The press conference was held on Friday at the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi. It, however, did not see any presence of women.
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Afghan Minister Sparks Outrage With 'Ban' On Women Journalists At Press Meet
A press conference by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi has caused outrage because no women were allowed to attend the event.
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"Eye For Eye": Taliban Publicly Executes 2 Murder Convicts In Stadium
Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
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Afghan Taliban Official Says Taking Pctures "A Major Sin": Report
A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday
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Bomb Blast Kills Guard, Wounds Journalists In Afghan North
A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists, as well as several children, police and a witness said.
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Afghan Taliban For First Time Reports Threat From Pakistan: Report
For the first time, the Taliban reported threats from Pakistan, which they considered as the safe haven from 2000-2021, independent journalist Bilal Sarwary said citing an internal memo.
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Afghan Journalists Criticize Restrictions, Lack Of Information: Report
Journalists and media outlets in Afghanistan strongly criticized the lack of access to information as well as harsh restrictions placed on media professionals by the Taliban since it took control of the Afghan land in August last year,
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Afghan Taliban Bans Voice of America, Radio Free Europe For "One-Sided Broadcasts"
The Taliban on Thursday banned the FM radio broadcasts streaming from Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Afghanistan stations, saying that they are stopped due to non-compliance with journalistic principles.
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American Filmmaker, Afghan Producer Detained By Taliban: Report
A New York-based media watchdog has called the Taliban to immediately release American journalist and independent filmmaker Ivor Shearer and Afghan producer Faizullah Faizbakhsh and cease detaining journalists.
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Viral: TV Anchor Sells Food On Street In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
A recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, shows how many talented professionals in Afghanistan have been pushed into poverty.
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Karachi Suicide Bomber Was Mother Of 2, Had Master's Degree
The woman who carried out a suicide attack inside the University of Karachi on Tuesday, which killed three Chinese nationals, was highly educated and a mother of two children, according to Afghan journalist Bashir Ahmad Gwakh.
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3 Afghan Journalists Arrested By Taliban Released Amid Global Pressure
The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Former BBC Journalist Among Those Detained In Kabul
Two international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the Afghan capital, the UNHCR said on Friday.
