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‘Death knell’: Afghan journalists fear new Taliban media rules

Apart from the promise of Taliban from the media "free and independent", journalists and media workers have faced detention, physical harassment, and torture since the group took over Afghanistan six weeks ago. Now a new set of media regulations issued earlier this week by the Taliban have journalists and workers who are worried that the group moves towards the sensor directly from the media - reviving his memory in the 1990s. 11 referrals include the requirement that: "Media outlets will prepare detailed reports in coordination with the media and government information center (GMIC)," which is currently led by Mohammad Yusuf Ahmadi, a former group spokesman for their 20-year rebellion on US jobs. The media did face challenges under the previous Afghan government, including the government ...