Taliban assaults reporter, cameraman on duty in Kabul
A Tolo News reporter, Ziar Yaad, and his cameraman were beaten by the Taliban in the Afghan capital of Kabul while they were reporting, Sputnik reported, quoting the broadcaster as saying on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday when the journalists were filming jobless people and labourers in Haji Yaqoob square in the Shahr-e-Naw area for a report on the increased unemployment rate in Kabul, the broadcaster said...
A Tolo News reporter, Ziar Yaad, and his cameraman were beaten by the Taliban in the Afghan capital of Kabul while they were reporting, Sputnik reported, quoting the broadcaster as saying on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday when the journalists were filming jobless people and labourers in Haji Yaqoob square in the Shahr-e-Naw area for a report on the increased unemployment rate in Kabul, the broadcaster said.
“While we were taking footage, the Taliban came and - without asking us who we were - made noise and took my mobile phone and the camera from my cameraman,” Yaad said, adding that the militants “slapped and assaulted us with their guns” despite seeing the reporter badges.
Since the Taliban takeover on Aug 15, several reporters have been assaulted by the militants, Tolo News added.
- Bernama
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