Taliban Shuts Down Radio Station as Media Repression Worsens

Taliban intelligence agents have shut down Kawoon Ghag, a private radio station in the eastern province of Khost, accusing it of operating on “government property,” according to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC).

Taliban officials entered the Kawoon Ghag radio mid-last month ordering it to cease operations, AFJC said in a recent statement citing a local source, adding the broadcasting services were halted in the presence of representatives from the Taliban-run local administration and the Information and Culture Department.