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DEC11-11042025
Taliban authorities published forced confessions of detained journalists to intimidate and suppress independent media.
DEC10-10192025
Taliban authorities banned live-action imagery in media in Herat, forcing television outlets to halt or alter broadcasts.
DEC7-10182025
Taliban intelligence has suspended the broadcasts of Shamshad Radio and Television over its coverage of regional conflict.
DEC12-10082025
The Taliban are inspecting people’s mobile phones in Herat.
DEC7-10072025
The Taliban shut down fiber-optic internet services in Kandahar for a second time in one week, disrupting economic activity, public services, and online education.
DEC7-09232025
The Taliban ordered all video media in Herat—including television stations and online platforms such as YouTube—to cease broadcasting images and operate in audio-only format.
DEC7-09152025-A
Telecom internet services have been cut off in Kandahar.
DEC7-09152025-B
The Taliban ordered a multi-province shutdown of wireless and fiber-optic internet services, cutting off Wi-Fi access in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Helmand, Nimroz, and Balkh.
DEC7-09142025
The Taliban ordered a citywide shutdown of Wi-Fi and Fiber Optics internet services in Mazar-i-Sharif, cutting off fixed-line connectivity while leaving mobile internet operational.
DEC7-09102025-A
Taliban suspend national television broadcasts in Balkh province under enforcement of the live-image ban.
DEC7-09102025-B
Taliban authorities in Kandahar halted the activities of YouTubers under morality laws banning images of living beings.
DEC7-09082025
A Taliban official publicly admitted that the group intended to kill journalists, describing them as traitors and acknowledging pursuit and killings.
DEC7-08312025
The Taliban arrested three citizens for publishing critical content of the Taliban.
DEC7-07202025
Taliban expand the ban of broadcasting of living images in Sar-e-Pul province, reportedly reaching 20 provinces.
DEC7-05152025
The Taliban compelled several TikTok / X users to publicly repent.
DEC7-04172025
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that the Taliban have re-arrested a journalist for the second time in Kabul.
DEC7-03182025
Taliban ban women’s voices on broadcast media and mandated reverential title ('Amir al Mu'minin or Commander of the Faithful) for Taliban Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada...
DEC7-03162025
New Report that, in 2024, the Taliban suspended the operations of 22 media outlets and arrested 50 journalists.
DEC11-02272025
The Taliban arrested a local journalist in Daikundi province, using propaganda charges.
DEC7-02272025
The Taliban arrested the director of Neday-e Baloch media and suspended its operations.
DEC7-02152025
Taliban imposed restrictions on the broadcasting of political and economic programs.
DEC7-02142025
The Taliban have banned the broadcasting of political and economic programs on domestic media.
DEC7-02132025
The Afghanistan Journalists Center reports that pressure from the Taliban on radio stations has increased.
DEC7-02052025
Taliban intelligence and media officials raided Radio Begum’s office in Kabul, confiscated equipment, detained staff, and shut down the women-focused radio station.
DEC7-02042025
The Taliban suspended the broadcasts of Radio Begum in Kabul, citing alleged media violations and pending review of its broadcasting license.
DEC7-01272025
A Taliban court sentenced filmmaker Rahim Saeedi to three years in prison for alleged “propaganda,” following his arrest by intelligence forces in Kabul.
DEC7-01162025
Ban on broadcasting women's voices on radio in Badghis province.
DEC2-01142025
Taliban directive restricting photography for photographers in Daikundi province.
DEC7-01082025
The Taliban sentenced a journalist to one and a half years in prison.
DEC7-01072025-B
Taliban authorities in Nuristan formally banned live photography and its publication, extending province-wide restrictions on visual media under the Promotion of Virtue law.