RAAKNEWS-RAAKNEWSThe Taliban say it has set up a committee to investigate violence against journalists

As concerns over the state of the media and journalists increase, the Taliban have set up a committee to investigate cases of violence against journalists.

A Taliban spokesman said the committee was set up to prevent harassment of journalists in Kabul.

On the other hand, the head of a private television station in Kabul claims that armed men entered his house on Friday morning and took his work equipment and car with him.   The head of Anekaas TV says that a group of men raided his house in Kabul on Friday morning and took his car and work computers with him.

He says gunmen also threatened to kill him.   "This issue was investigated from the first moment," said Hojjatullah Mujaddidi, a member of the Federation of Journalists and Media Institutions. "In the first step, the issue was resolved to the extent that the engineer, the owner of Bataneh, continued to live peacefully in his home, and the issue of his vehicles and equipment was followed up by the committees in charge."   Although it is not yet clear when this happened, the Taliban say they have begun an investigation. On the other hand, the Taliban emphasize that they have set up a joint committee to prevent harassment of journalists. 

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said: "In order not to harass journalists, we have announced a three-way committee. "We are also members of the Kabul Police Command so that we can reach out to the media, journalists and media institutions as soon as possible if there are any problems, and we will not allow anyone to be harmed unintentionally."

However, a number of journalists are urging the committee to take cases of violence against journalists seriously.

"The situation of journalists in Afghanistan is extremely dangerous and shocking, dozens of journalists have left Afghanistan and dozens more are looking to leave Afghanistan," said journalist Nematullah Habibi.

The committee comes as a number of journalists have been subjected to violence in Kabul and Nangarhar in recent days.

Meanwhile, Reporters Without Borders calls on the US President to present a plan for the departure of Afghan journalists, especially those at risk, as soon as possible.