Tuesday, 02 March 2010
A policeman secures the site of a bomb blast in Kabul February 26, 2010. At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
IPI Concerned at Apparent Attempt to Control Media
Afghan intelligence officials have instructed local and foreign media to stop reporting live from the scene of terrorist attacks in the country, citing security concerns, according to news reports.
National Directorate of Security spokesman Said Ansari arranged “friendly meetings” with local and international news outlets, one by one, to order them to no longer report live on terrorist attacks anywhere in the country. The order has not yet appeared in writing. However Ansari ...
