Media: A private TV channel

Job: presenter

Type of Incident: Threat of arrest

Location: Kabul

Date: Oct 9

The presenter was summoned by the Media Complaint Commission for conducting interviews with dissidents and analysts who were critical of the Taliban, as well as for discussing the ban on education for girls under Taliban rule. He was advised against inviting these individuals to engage in televised debates and was also instructed not to repeat this kind of programming in the future.

Assailant/Arresting Authority: Ministry of information and culture/GDI