Sports journalist released after four months of Taliban captivity

The Taliban has released Khairullah Parhar, a sports reporter from eastern Nangarhar province, nearly four months after his detention, Afghanistan Journalists Centre (AFJC) confirmed in a statement on Thursday.

According to AFJC, Parhar has been released on ‘strict conditions’ however, further details about his release are not known, and the Taliban authorities have yet to comment in this regard.