The Taliban have banned news coverage of a number of international media outlets in Afghanistan, including the BBC, Deutsche Welle and VOA.
According to Pak Sahafat News agency, “Tariq Kafaleh,” the BBC’s director of global services, said in a statement on Sunday: Broadcasting of Persian, Pashto and Uzbek BBC channels was banned by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
He called on the Taliban to reconsider their decision, adding: The Taliban’s move is alarming, and the BBC in Afghanistan has six million viewers a week.
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The BBC reported that various sources in the Taliban had told the network that the decision had been made by Taliban leaders, and did not elaborate.
Deutsche Welle DW’s programs will not be rebroadcast by Afghan partners.
According to Deutsche Welle, Deutsche Welle’s political dialogue program “Ashti” in Dari and Pashto on the local Tolo News network and scientific programs broadcast on Ariana and Shamshad TV are clearly affected.