The Taliban targeted us, beat us and chased us out. This is how we run our Afghan newspaper from exile

The Taliban targeted us, beat us and chased us out. This is how we run our Afghan newspaper from exile

We shed light on the regime’s crimes from the US, thanks to the extreme bravery of reporters on the ground In the two decades before the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan had a vibrant media sector. There were newspapers, television channels, periodicals, magazines and more, invigorating the public discourse by allowing citizens to express their views on national and local issues. That is completely gone now. I have been the editor-in-chief of one of Afghanistan’s largest newspapers, Etilaat Roz, since …