With two machine guns on his back, an Afghan TV reporter reported that “all is calm” | the Chronicle

BBC journalist, Kian sharifi shared a harsh video through a message posted to his profile on the social network Twitter, where he explains the situation in Afghanistan at that time and as a presenter, he had to send a message of “tranquility” to the population.

“With armed Taliban fighters behind him, the host of the political debate show Peace Studio on Afghan television says the Islamic Emirate (the Taliban’s preferred name) wants the public to ‘cooperate with it and should not to fear “.says the text published by Sharifi.

Half an hour later, the international journalist uploaded another video, where he explains that: “The show is called Pardaz. In this longer video, the host interviews a Taliban fighter who presumably outshines the rest of the group in the studio. The host switches from dari to pashto, who unfortunately didn’t speak.“.

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The program is called Pardaz. In this longer video, the presenter interviews a Taliban fighter who presumably outshines the rest of the lot in the studio. The presenter switches from Dari to Pashto, which unfortunately I am not talking about.pic.twitter.com/qPWexsQd2T

– Kian Sharifi (@KianSharifi)
August 29, 2021