Female News Anchor Returns To Afghan TV Channels
August 17, 2021 |
| After the photos and videos went viral on social media |
They are reporting from the studio and streets
After entering Kabul on August 15 and taking control of the country, the
Taliban began broadcasting on state radio and TV yesterday.
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, there were fears that
journalists, especially women, might have difficulty performing their duties
and might be fired.
However, two days after the Taliban took over, on August 17, a senior
official of the Afghan broadcaster Tolo News shared a picture of the female
anchor, which shows that women are back on TV screens during the Taliban era.
We resumed our broadcast with female anchors today.@TOLOnews #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/YLqtJEYceL
— Miraqa Popal (@MiraqaPopal) August 17, 2021
“We resumed our broadcasts with female anchors today,” TOLO News
head of news Miraqa Popal tweeted this morning.
He later shared some photos in another tweet in which the female anchor of
Tolo News can be seen interviewing the Taliban leader.
Miraqa Popal wrote in another tweet that our women journalists Hasiba Atkal
and Zahra Rahmi are reporting directly from Kabul city.
Video – TOLOnews’ Hasiba Atakpal reports on the situation in Kabul pic.twitter.com/IqbGJbqlUX
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 17, 2021
Different views were being expressed in this regard, while after August 15,
CNN reporter Clarissa Ward was seen reporting in a burqa, which surprised
everyone.
In addition, a video of Voice of America’s Bureau Chief for Afghanistan and
Pakistan Ayesha’s organization is circulating on social media in which she is
seen travelling in a car wearing a burqa and describing the situation in Kabul.
From the streets of Kabul Monday as Taliban solidified their hold on the city. Taliban presence significantly increased by late afternoon. #Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/xGyP8DdmVE
— Ayesha Tanzeem (@atanzeem) August 16, 2021
After the photos and videos went viral on social media, freedom of
expression is expected even during the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan and the
prospective government.