Taliban Intelligence Arrests Journalist in Badakhshan

Local sources in Badakhshan province say that Nazim Qasemi, a local journalist, was arrested by Taliban intelligence on Wednesday evening.

According to one of his relatives, the reason for this arrest

It was a critical comment posted on Facebook.

Mr. Qasemi's wife also announced in a message on Facebook that Taliban intelligence forces arrested him around 9 p.m.

According to source information, Mr. Ghasemi was in one of the

His writings criticized the Taliban's discriminatory and ethnic-based treatment of Badakhshan, especially in its treatment of opium smugglers.

Relatives of the journalist say this is the second time this year that he has been arrested by Taliban intelligence.

It will be.

According to them, during his previous arrest, the Taliban's leadership had complained about him for not having a beard and what they called "failure to comply with Taliban policies."

Meanwhile, Reporters Without Borders ranked Afghanistan in the Freedom Index.

The 2026 Press ranked it 175th out of 180 countries.

The organization has warned that criticism of the Taliban has been severely restricted, self-censorship has increased among the media, and journalists are constantly at risk of arrest and repression.