Only one point of view is allowed to be heard in the public square. You know, kind of like Germany.
“Taliban ban on talk shows aims to silence critical voices, press group says,” by Siyar Sirat, Amu, February 18, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) on Friday condemned Taliban’s new order on barring domestic media outlets from airing roundtable discussions, calling it an attempt to suppress “the last remaining critical voices” and enforce “one-voice policy” in the country.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture later this week ordered TV stations in Kabul to stop producing and airing political and economic discussions. Under the new rule, media outlets are only permitted to conduct interviews with Taliban spokespersons.
The order was reportedly communicated verbally to several television networks in Kabul, with station managers warned against broadcasting content that could challenge Taliban policies, according to AFJC.
Journalists have told AFJC that the directive extends beyond political reporting and also affects economic coverage, forcing private media outlets to comply with strict limitations.
Executives at several television stations said they were explicitly instructed to seek comments only from government spokespersons if reporting on political or economic affairs, according to AFJC….
ploome says
The Taliban, taking their cues from Harvard Crimson editorial board/
OLD GUY says
Look at the picture, I wouldn’t trust these guys with my dog house. You can see the evil in their eyes and the greed in their hearts.
Ty Alder says
Yup, they are muffinheads alright!
Billy says
Islam is a totalitarian culture of hatred, violence, and terrorism against ALL Non-Muslims as taught in Islam’s Quran. Islam champions Muslim acts of slaughter against Non-Muslims for not becoming Muslims as Allah in Quran 8:12 says, “When your lord revealed to the angels: ‘I am with you so make firm those who believed[Muslims]. I will cast a terror into the hearts of those who became infidels[Non-Muslims]. So strike above their necks(decapitation), and strike off(chop off) every finger from them.’”
Allah instructs Muslims to attack Non-Muslims when Quran 9:29 says, “Engage in war with those who do not believe in Allah nor in the last day. Nor forbid what Allah and his messenger forbid[via Islam’s Law, Sharia], nor believe in the religion of the truth[Islam] among those who have been given the book[Christians and Jews] until they pay the jizyah[extortion payment] out of hand and they are subdued[disgraced].”
Kayode Oyelekan says
This is Sharia compliant country suppressing the press. It is dictatorial,authoritarian and suppressive. That is islam and its evil agenda. I pray God will deliver Afghans from the hand of Taliban terrorist group ruling in the country. Its very sad.
Tony says
Islam detests freedom of speech and expression because Islam is totalitarian and terroristic. Islamophobia, a supposedly exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of Islam, is a MUSLIM, IDEOLOGICAL SUBVERSION TOOL OF DECEIT (1) to help combat and silence criticism of Islam, (2) to help expand Islam’s Acceptance, and (3) to help conceal Islam’s funding, teaching, and promotion of Muslim Terrorist Organizations(MTO), terrorism, discrimination, and violence against Non-Muslims. Once freedom of speech and expression is extinguished by the NON-MUSLIM STATE, opposition to Islam is not possible.
In Islamic Law and in the Quran, Islam’s Community Obligation(Legal Standard), “Command the Right and Forbid the Wrong”, from Quran 3:104 and further described in the Muslim Law Manual of “Reliance of the Traveler… q1.0 and more” teaches Muslims to subjugate Non-Muslims by Muslim wars and to control the Non-Muslims under Islamic Law, Sharia. (eg. Jihad).
somehistory says
Also kind of like the U.K.
WPM says
I wonder if Biden the” ex-leader ” ex-president of America ever contemplates the billions of dollars worth of American arms he left for use by these 8 century cavemen? What am I saying Biden could not remember what he had for breakfast this morning never mind what he did in August-September 2021 .You are right somehistory the UK and Germany have censor laws much like the Talban have for their MSM .The silence the so called European leaders gave after Vice President JD Vance,s speech in Munich on freedom of speech(the lack of)in the UK and Germany spoke volumes .
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Afghanistan is now just like any Western European country. Good to know!
WPM says
AS far as protecting Islam from being talked about and shown what it is the answer is yes. Why should America still defend countries that seem to lack the stones to defend their own people or let their own people at least publicly complain? The next Germany election and how the left leaning parties react if the center right wins and tries to take control will be very interesting.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
It would make more sense for us to be in an alliance w/ Russia. At least they wouldn’t expect us to spend money on defending them from anybody, or suppress their people for complaining about policies. The only thing Russia cracks down on is people protesting Putin, or right now, the war. But I read somewhere that years ago, when a Chinese company wanted to build a pipeline from Lake Baikal, a major freshwater lake near Mongolia, to China, there were major local protests and Moscow canned the initiative
Unlike the Europeans, the Russians, authoritarian as they may be, do care about their own people
skeptiker says
Afghanistan könnte für Deutschland durchaus inspirierend sein, um Unsere Demokratie mit kreativen Ideen aus der Welt der Muslime zu bereichern. Um dem Anspruch der Vielfalt in der EU gerecht zu werden, müssen wir offen für indigene und traditionelle Kulturen sein, die in ihrem schlichten, leicht verständlichem Glaubensbekenntnis auch ohne Schulbildung Beglückung und Erfüllung geben kann.