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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Abdullah HASRAT and Pascale TROUILLAUD

'Humiliated' Profession - Afghan Media Says Abuses Rising

Only 5,100 journalists remain in the profession, including 560 women, according to media industry sources (Credit: AFP)

Afghan journalists have reported hundreds of cases of abuses by government officials, including torture and arbitrary detention, as well as tightening censorship since the Taliban authorities returned to power.

Reporters say they are frequently rounded up for covering attacks by militant groups or writing about the discrimination of women, and some report being locked up in the same cell as Islamic State fighters.

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