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Taliban hold two Tamadon TV employees without court order, broadcaster demands release

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KABUL - Two employees of Afghanistan's Tamadon TV, including its editor-in-chief, have been held by the Taliban for six days without a court order, the broadcaster's director said on Saturday, calling for their immediate release and the reopening of the station, according to Amu TV.

Mohammad Jawad Mohseni, head of Tamadon TV, said editor-in-chief Mohammad Rahmati and employee Mohammad Reza Ehsani remain in Taliban custody following a raid on the broadcaster's headquarters in Kabul last week.

According to Mohseni, neither man has been presented with a judicial order authorizing their detention. He said Taliban authorities have also not publicly explained the reasons for the raid, which forced Tamadon TV off the air and suspended its operations.

Mohseni expressed concern over Rahmati's health, saying his medical condition makes continued detention particularly dangerous.

"Any harm that comes to him will be the direct responsibility of the authority that ordered his detention without a judicial ruling," Mohseni said.

He urged the Taliban to immediately release both employees and allow the broadcaster to resume its operations.

The detentions have drawn criticism from international press freedom organizations. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have called on the Taliban to reopen Tamadon TV and end what they describe as increasing restrictions on independent media in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have not publicly commented on the continued detention of the two journalists or the closure of the broadcaster.

Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed sweeping restrictions on the media, with journalists and rights groups reporting growing censorship, arbitrary detentions and tighter controls on news organizations across Afghanistan.

Afghan journalists and human rights advocates say there is no independent judiciary under Taliban rule, arguing that judges are appointed by the Taliban leadership and that the movement exercises executive, judicial and security powers without an independent system of checks and balances.

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