
Detained for covering anti-Pak protest in Kabul, Tolo News cameraman released by Taliban after 3 hours
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Tolo News cameraperson Waheed Ahmadi was released by the Taliban after having been detained for three hours for covering anti-Pakistan protests in Kabul.
The Taliban released Tolo News cameraperson Waheed Ahmadi after detaining him for about three hours on Tuesday. The Taliban gave Waheed Ahmadi his camera back along with its pictures, Tolo News said. . . # pic.twitter.com/UyzRunBpSM Waheed Ahmady is released along with a dozen other journalists. Some equipment still to be found. https://t.co/PdRvP88n5R Sami Jahesh, our correspondent and Samim, his cameraman at @ArianaNews_, were #detained by TB during coverage of today's #protests in #Kabul. We have been out of contact with them for more than two hours and we do not know their status. On the other side, one of our cameramen was #arrested while covering the #women #protests in #Balkh and is still in prison. Tolo News, Afghanistan's first 24 hour news channel, had earlier reported that the Taliban had stopped journalists from covering anti-Pakistan protests in Afghanistan's Kabul and took away their cameras. The news agency had said that its cameraperson, Waheed Ahmadi, was among those captured by the Taliban during the protest rally.More Related News

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