Taliban intelligence agents detain journalist Sayed Rashed Kashefi in Kabul - Committee to Protect Journalists

Taliban intelligence agents detain journalist Sayed Rashed Kashefi in Kabul - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, April 18, 2025—Taliban authorities must immediately release independent journalist Sayed Rashed Kashefi, who was detained April 14 by General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) agents in the capital Kabul, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. “Taliban intelligence must release journalist Sayed Rashed Kashefi immediately and unconditionally,” said CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Beh Lih Yi. “The continued detention of journalis…

Freelance Journalist Arrested by Taliban for Alleged Ties to Exiled Media – KabulNow

The AFJC expressed grave concern over his detention and called on the Taliban to release him and all other detained journalists unconditionally. The post Freelance Journalist Arrested by Taliban for Alleged Ties to Exiled Media appeared first on KabulNow.

Activists call for release of journalist detained by Taliban

Kabul, Afghanistan — A group of women activists in Kabul called on Friday for the immediate release of Rashid Kashifi, a journalist detained by the Taliban earlier this week. In a statement issued by the Afghanistan Women’s Lantern Movement, the activists said that Kashifi was arrested three days ago by Taliban intelligence agents without legal proceedings and has been denied access to a lawyer or his family. The group said Kashifi’s detention i…

Afghanistan Journalists Center calls for release of detained Journalist Sayed Rashid Kashifi - Khaama Press

The Afghanistan Journalists Center has demanded the immediate release of journalist Sayed Rashid Kashifi, detained by intelligence forces in Kabul. The Afghanistan Journalists Center has expressed deep concern over the arrest of freelance journalist Sayed Rashid Kashifi in Kabul and has called for his immediate release from Taliban custody. According to a statement released on Thursday, April 17, the center reported that Kashifi was arrested thr…

The Afghanistan Press Center has called on the Taliban to release the imprisoned journalists unconditionally. According to the center, at least 10 journalists and media workers are in Taliban custody or serving their sentences in the group's prisons. The Taliban intelligence agency recently arrested Sayed Rashid Kashefi, a freelance journalist in Kabul. An informed source in Kabul told the Afghanistan Press Center that Kashefi has been detained …