Detained for overlaying anti-Pak protest in Kabul, Tolo News cameraman launched by Taliban after 3 hours

The Taliban launched Tolo News cameraperson Waheed Ahmadi after detaining him for about three hours on Tuesday. The Taliban gave Waheed Ahmadi his digital camera again together with its photos, Tolo News stated.

Tolo News, Afghanistan’s first 24 hour information channel, had earlier reported that the Taliban had stopped journalists from overlaying anti-Pakistan protests in Afghanistan’s Kabul and took away their cameras. The information company had stated that its cameraperson, Waheed Ahmadi, was amongst these captured by the Taliban throughout the protest rally.. . # pic.twitter.com/UyzRunBpSM— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) September 7, 2021
Tolo information head Lotfullah Najafizada had appealed to the Taliban for the discharge of Waheed Ahmadi.”Our colleague Waheed Ahmady, who has covered many frontlines over the years, is arrested by the Taliban in Kabul for filming Afghan women’s protest. I call on the Taliban to release our colleague asap,” Najafizada had stated in a tweet.ALSO READ | Woman journalist flees Afghanistan after historic TV interview with Taliban spokesman”Waheed Ahmady…has covered many frontlines over the years,” Najafizada added.Waheed Ahmady is launched together with a dozen different journalists. Some tools nonetheless to be discovered. https://t.co/PdRvP88n5R— Lotfullah Najafizada (@LNajafizada) September 7, 2021
A journalist of one other main Afghan information TV community, Ariana News, was additionally detained by the Taliban alongside along with his cameraman throughout the protection of the protest.WATCH | Don’t be afraid: TV anchor pressured to reward Taliban with armed males behindBais Hayat, a journalist with Ariana News, reported that his colleague Sami Jahesh, together with cameraman Samim, had been detained by the Taliban throughout protection of the protests. “We have been out of contact with them for more than two hours and we do not know their status,” Hayat tweeted.Sami Jahesh, our correspondent and Samim, his cameraman at @ArianaNews_, have been #detained by TB throughout protection of right now’s #protests in #Kabul. We have been out of contact with them for greater than two hours and we have no idea their standing.— Bais Hayat (@BaisHayat) September 7, 2021
Hayat, in one other tweet, stated that one among their cameramen was additionally arrested whereas overlaying the ladies protests in Balkh and remains to be in jail.On the opposite facet, one among our cameramen was #arrested whereas overlaying the #girls #protests in #Balkh and remains to be in jail.— Bais Hayat (@BaisHayat) September 7, 2021