Female Journalists Say Taliban Barred Them From State-Run Media

WASHINGTON - At least two female journalists working for a state-owned broadcaster in Afghanistan have said the Taliban are not allowing them to work. Afghan woman TV news anchor stopped from working.Shabnam Dawran, a news anchor with state channel RTA Pushto, has released a video saying she went to her office and was told to return home, despite assurances by the Taliban that women would be allowed to work under their rule pic.twitter.com/DUL5dpfist Taliban launched their transmission from the state television today.#Kabul #Afghanistan #Taliban pic.twitter.com/ma0DPOGckQ

Since entering Kabul last Sunday, the Taliban have taken control of government agencies, including state-run media. When journalists at the national Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) arrived at work, some women were told they could not enter the building. In a video posted online, RTA news anchor Shabnam Khan Dawran said that male colleagues were allowed into the building but that she was turned away.