Media: Freelance

Job: Reporter

Type of Incident: Arrest

Location: Kabul

Date: Jan 7

Mortaza Behboudi, an Afghan-French journalist, was arrested on January 7 by members of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) in Kabul while attempting to obtain his work credentials from the Taliban ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has been accused of espionage.

Assailant/Arresting Authority: GDI