Sources: Taliban transfers journalist Shakib Nazari to Bagram prison
Sources say the Taliban have transferred journalist Shakib Nazari to Bagram prison on Afghanistan's National Journalists' Day.
The sources told Amu TV that Nazari was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of "propaganda against the regime." Questions have been raised about the fairness of the process in his case. He had previously been held in the Taliban's 40th Intelligence Directorate.
The Taliban announced Nazari's arrest on the 2nd of Asad this year on charges of "cooperating with Afghan media outlets abroad."
Following the arrest, Taliban-affiliated pages published a video of Nazari's "confession" on social media. The Taliban claimed in the video that Nazari shared reports and clips related to women's protests and human rights issues with foreign media, including Japan's "Antivi" TV. They alleged this material was used for "propaganda against the Taliban regime and especially their Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice."
It remains unclear under what conditions the confession was recorded.
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