Afghan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban
Afghan women, clad in burqas, walk in Herat province/ KABUL (Reuters) - A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to women working as presenters, officials at the radio station said on Monday. The incident comes as the Taliban are discussing a peace deal with the United States that could see them re-joining mainstream society, and that has brought new scrutiny of their attitudes to issues like women's rights and the media. The private radio station, Samaa, has ...
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