KABUL - Three journalists detained by coalition forces and Afghanistan's intelligence service for allegedly spreading Taliban propaganda have been freed, Nato said yesterday, following an outcry from media workers and a call from President Hamid Karzai for their quick release.
The three Afghan journalists were detained over the past week — Rahmatullah Naikzad and Mohammad Nadir by the Nato-led coalition and Afghan security forces, and the third by the Afghan intelligence service. Nato said all three had been released by last evening.
Source: AP
The three Afghan journalists were detained over the past week — Rahmatullah Naikzad and Mohammad Nadir by the Nato-led coalition and Afghan security forces, and the third by the Afghan intelligence service. Nato said all three had been released by last evening.
- Naikzad, who has worked for Al Jazeera and as a freelancer for The Associated Press, was detained by coalition forces in the eastern town of Ghazni.
- He was released on Friday and has returned home, he said. Earlier in the day, Al Jazeera cameraman Nadir, who was arrested on Wednesday in the southern city of Kandahar, was also released.
- "After reviewing the initial intelligence and information received during questioning, the two men were not considered a significant security threat and were released," Rear Admiral Gregory Smith said.
- "During their brief detention, they were treated humanely and in accordance with international law and US policies," Smith added.
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