Experts say that Taliban will not tolerate any independent media outlets that expose their atrocities and reveal the truth to the Afghans and the world….reports Asian Lite News
Several media outlets have been shut down due to economic problems post the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Payk Media, an Afghanistan based media outlet, reported that a private radio station called Khyber Innovation, in Laghman province has been shut down due to economic problems.
It further added that since the beginning of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan dozens of audio and video media outlets have been shut down due to economic problems.
Notably, the Taliban led a major offensive in Afghanistan during the withdrawal of US troops from the country and took over power in August 2021, establishing an interim government.
Since then, the country has been battered by deepening economic, humanitarian and security crises.
A combination of a suspension of foreign aid, the freezing of Afghan government assets, and international sanctions on the Taliban have plunged the country, already suffering from high poverty levels, into a full-blown economic crisis.
Experts say that Taliban will not tolerate any independent media outlets that expose their atrocities and reveal the truth to the Afghans and the world.
Experts added that the Taliban had manipulated the media in Afghanistan and would not allow the publication of facts.
In the latest incident, Taliban has removed the logo of Zawia News, a digital media space to empower Afghans, from the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.
The information was shared by the media space on its Twitter handle.
Taking to Twitter, the media outlet said, “The Taliban have removed the Zawia Media logo on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway. Media experts say the Taliban will not tolerate any independent media outlets that expose their atrocities and the truth. They added that the Taliban had manipulated the media in Afghanistan and would not allow the publication of facts.”
In a recent controversy, the Taliban, as part of its home search operations have detained several civilians close to the former security forces in recent days in Daykundi province and are asking for weapons.
According to sources of Reporterly, Afghanistan’s online portal, these people are detained and tortured in prison after a search of their homes.
Taliban is using force and witnesses say that it is looking for weapons, military vehicles, equipment and former government officials. (ANI)