KABUL: Afghan authorities said Tuesday they had arrested two Afghan journalists from leading private channel TOLOnews, with media rights groups calling for their release.
TOLOnews said in a post on X on Sunday that two of their journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, had been detained in Kabul.
“Security officials, in talks with TOLOnews, have said that details on this matter will be shared after the relevant legal procedures,” the media outlet said.
The information and culture ministry said that “a few days ago, two TOLOnews journalists were arrested by security agencies.”
“Their case is under investigation. The court has not ruled yet,” ministry spokesman Khobaib Ghofran said in a statement, without specifying the reasons for their arrest.
