Afghanistan, Taliban arrest and beat 5 well-known Kabul newspaper journalists

The Taliban arrested and beat five journalists from a popular Kabul newspaper, known for its investigations and insights. This was reported on Twitter by Zaki Daryabi, editor of Etilaatroz, a newspaper distributed in print and online. Read also The reporters were later released, but Daryabi showed photos of the marks of the beatings they received on Twitter. One video shows a young reporter unable to stand on his own, being supported by two others as he enters the hospital. The first arrest took place at the protest demonstration this morning, the other four were arrested in other parts of Kabul. And for the third consecutive day, a group of women took to the streets in Kabul to protest against the Taliban. “A government without women fails”, we want “work, education and freedom”, read several signs raised during the march, which took place in an area of ​​Kabul inhabited mainly by members of the Shiite minority of the Hazara. In the aftermath of the announcement of the new Taliban government, where both women and Hazara are absent, the images of the protest were disseminated on social media. The Afghan media did not report on the march, after some journalists following yesterday’s protest were arrested. Yesterday the Taliban reacted violently to the protest yesterday, beating the demonstrators and shooting in the air. This would also happen in other protests that took place yesterday in Herat, Ghazni and Faizabad. In Herat at least two protesters were killed and several others injured, a resident, Najibullah Sahi, told the DPA news agency. In Ghazni, a former official reports, there have been many arrests. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen today released a message to reporters on Whatsapp stating that peaceful demonstrations will be allowed if they have the permission of the authorities. According to Shaheen, protesters insult Afghan leaders with the aim of provoking “scuffles”. Meanwhile, the Panshir Afghan National Resistance Front has defined the new interim government announced by the Taliban as “illegal”, asking the international community not to recognize it. . Its composition, continued the resistance, is a “sign of enmity towards the Afghan people”.