{"id":81902,"date":"2022-02-12T16:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T16:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=81902"},"modified":"2022-02-12T16:41:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T16:41:47","slug":"taliban-arrests-2-journalists-on-assignment-with-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/81902-taliban-arrests-2-journalists-on-assignment-with-united-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban arrests 2 journalists on assignment with United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f0\u06f2-\u06f1\u06f2_\u06f0\u06f8-\u06f2\u06f6-\u06f0\u06f0-1024x966.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f0\u06f2-\u06f1\u06f2_\u06f0\u06f8-\u06f2\u06f6-\u06f0\u06f0-1024x966.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f0\u06f2-\u06f1\u06f2_\u06f0\u06f8-\u06f2\u06f6-\u06f0\u06f0-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f0\u06f2-\u06f1\u06f2_\u06f0\u06f8-\u06f2\u06f6-\u06f0\u06f0-768x724.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f0\u06f2-\u06f1\u06f2_\u06f0\u06f8-\u06f2\u06f6-\u06f0\u06f0.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Taliban forces in Kabul arrested North, a former BBC journalist on assignment for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and another journalist whose name was not released, and transferred them to an undisclosed location, according to a statement on Twitter by the UNHCR; Twitter posts by former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh and BBC Executive Editor for World News Content Paul Danahar; and the Afghanistan International TV Station, an independent London-based outlet.<br>\u201cThe Taliban\u2019s detention of two journalists on assignment with the UN refugee agency is a sad reflection of the overall decline of press freedom and increasing attacks on journalists under Taliban rule,\u201d said Steven Butler, CPJ\u2019s Asia program coordinator, in Washington, D.C. \u201cAndrew North and the other, unidentified journalist should be freed immediately and allowed to continue their work, and the Taliban must halt its repeated attacks on and harassment of journalists.\u201d<br>The Washington Post quoted an unnamed Taliban official as saying that several foreigners were arrested in Kabul on charges of working for Western intelligence agencies.<br>North is a former BBC reporter who now independently reports on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Asia, according to his personal website. 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