Afghan Journalist Mahdi Ansari Released After 18 Months in Taliban Detention —————————————— Mahdi Ansari, a local journalist based in Kabul, has been released after spending approximately 18 months in detention under the Taliban, according to the Afghanistan Journalists Center. The organization stated that Ansari has now been reunited with his family following what it described … Continue reading Afghan Journalist Mahdi Ansari Released After 18 Months in Taliban Detention