Afghan journalists tell of Taliban beatings after covering protests

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'One of the Taliban put his foot on my head, crushed my face against the concrete. They kicked me in the head... I thought they were going to kill me.'

The pair were picked up at a demonstration on Wednesday and taken to a police station in the capital, where they say they were punched and beaten with batons, electrical cables and whips after being accused of organising the protest.

Despite promises of a more inclusive regime, the Taliban have moved to snuff out mushrooming opposition against their rule. Naqdi and his colleague Taqi Daryabi, a reporter, who both work for Etilaat Roz had been assigned to cover a small protest in front of a police station in Kabul by women demanding the right to work and education."They told me 'You cannot film'," he said.Naqdi said the Taliban tried to grab his camera, but he managed to hand it to someone in the crowd.

 

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