Media watchdog urges Taliban to end the harassment of media workers in Afghanistan

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged the Taliban to cease the campaign of harassment against media workers in Afghanistan and respect the media’s responsibility and right to report.

In a statement on Wednesday, the IFJ said that the Taliban had arrested three journalists in Kandahar province on August 14, bringing the total number of journalists arrested in the country in just two weeks to 12.