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A Taliban fighter in Herat
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In addition to local armed forces, many employees of NGOs and editorial offices are also hoping for a rescue from Afghanistan.
For a member of a journalist from Deutsche Welle (DW), every rescue comes too late.
In the pursuit of the journalist, Taliban fighters are said to have shot one of his family members and seriously injured another, according to Deutsche Welle.
The Taliban went from house to house in search of the reporter.
But he already lives in Germany.
The other residents of the house could have escaped at the last second and are now on the run.
"Incredibly tragic"
DW director Peter Limbourg condemned the act in the strongest terms.
"The killing of a close relative of one of our editors by the Taliban is incredibly tragic and proves the acute danger in which all our employees and their families find themselves in Afghanistan." Apparently the Taliban are conducting an organized search for journalists in Kabul and other provinces .
"We are running out of time!" Says Limbourg.
According to the broadcaster, the homes of at least three DW journalists were searched by the Taliban.
Colleagues from other media were kidnapped or killed: Nematullah Hemat of the private broadcaster Ghargasht TV was presumably kidnapped by the Taliban, Toofan Omar, head of the private radio station Paktia Ghag Radio, according to the authorities, was deliberately killed by Taliban fighters.
At the beginning of August, two men, allegedly Taliban fighters, shot the translator Amdadullah Hamdard in Jalalabad.
Hamdard had often worked for Die Zeit.
Hundreds of journalists went into hiding
In a joint initiative, several media outlets had to set up a visa emergency program for Afghan employees in an open letter from the federal government.
In addition to Deutsche Welle, the signatories also include SPIEGEL.
The organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also demanded an emergency plan from the United Nations Security Council to protect Afghan media workers: "Only with a concerted response from the governments can Afghan media workers be rescued from their desperate situation." Weeks in Afghanistan.
Hundreds of media people went into hiding or tried to flee the country.
After taking power in Kabul, the Taliban had originally promised a "peaceful" approach.
Taliban spokesman Sabihullah Mujahid promised, among other things, a general amnesty and respect for the freedom of the media.
He also announced that women could continue to work as long as their employment was in accordance with "the principles of Islam."
However, eyewitnesses report people being beaten and flogged while attempting to leave the country.
Taliban fighters reportedly shot at demonstrators in Kabul.
The Islamists have now occupied the country's largest Afghan news channel, TOLO News.
And RTA moderator Shabnam Dawran, the country's well-known news anchor, also a work ban will no longer be allowed in front of the camera in the future.
mrc / dpa / Reuters