Title	Media	Job	Type of Incident	Assailant/Arresting Authority	Date	Location	Incident Details
Anonymous	-	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 14	Khost	-
Ataullah Omar, Wahidurahman Afghanmal &Shamsullah Omari	Tolonews TV, Freelance	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 13	kandahar	Journalists Ataullah Omar from Tolonews TV, as well as freelance reporters Wahidurahman Afghanmal and Shamsullah Omari, were apprehended by GDI in Kandahar. The local Taliban authorities in the province have chosen not to comment on the journalists’ detentions, and the specific reasons for their arrest remain undisclosed at present.
Radio stations	Local private radio stations	Sabawoon, Sakoon, Zhagh, and Lashkargah	Threat of closure	Taliban Provincial authorities& Department of Information and Culture and department	Aug 13	Lashkargah	Local authorities in Helmand province have implemented a restrictive measure that prohibits the publication of women's voices in the local media. This ban, which is unique to southern Helmand, has not been observed in other provinces. However, despite its discriminatory nature, local officials in Helmand persist in enforcing these guidelines.
Mahboubullah Hakimi	Freelance	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 12	Qalat	Mahboubullah Hakimi was detained by GDI members in Qalat, the capital of southern Zabul province. Local authorities have not disclosed the reason behind his detainment.
Shah Mahmoud Hamdard	RTA	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 12	Trinkut	Shah Mahmoud Hamdard was detained by GDI members in Trinkut, the capital of southern Uruzgan province. Local authorities have not disclosed the reason behind his detainment.
Parwiz Sargand	Freelance	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 10	Kunar	Sargand was apprehended in eastern Kunar province, by members of the GDI due to his alleged links with exiled media outlets. The Taliban has levelled accusations against certain foreign-based media organizations for spreading anti-Taliban propaganda.
Hasib Hassas	Salam Watandar radio station	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 10	Kunduz	Hassas was apprehended in Kunduz city, by members of the GDI due to his alleged links with exiled media outlets. The Taliban has levelled accusations against certain foreign-based media organizations for spreading anti-Taliban propaganda.
Faqir Mohammad Faqirzai&Janaqa Saleh	Killid radio station	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 10	Jalalabad	Faqirzai and Saleh were apprehended in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, by members of the GDI due to their alleged links with AmuTV. The Taliban has levelled accusations against certain foreign-based media organizations including Amu TV for spreading anti-Taliban propaganda.
Habibullah Sarab	ArianaNews TV	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 10	Gardiz	Sarab was apprehended in Gardiz, the capital of Paktia province, by members of the GDI due to his alleged links with exiled media outlets. The Taliban has levelled accusations against certain foreign-based media organizations for spreading anti-Taliban propaganda.
Sayed Wahdatullah Abdaly	Bakhtar News Agency	Reporter	Arrest	GDI	Aug 6	Ghazni	Abdali was arrested from his home in Qala-e-Naw village, Khaja Omari district, Ghazni province, along with other villagers on August 6. This happened after a Taliban official was killed in the area. Abdali was held for seven days and later released when evidence of his innocence was found.