Once Again, Fake News of a Living Man’s Death
Several Afghan media outlets operating from abroad, including 8am Daily, Amu TV, and Afghanistan International, falsely reported the death of a man who is, in fact, alive. These outlets, citing unnamed sources, claimed that a taxi driver was killed by the Taliban after an altercation with an armed Taliban member.
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On Monday, the Taliban released a video of the man, confirming he is alive. A Taliban official in the image stated that no one was killed in the incident.
On Monday, December 17 2024, 8 AM newspaper published a report quoting its sources, claiming that the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice had ordered media outlets and YouTubers to [...]
In the past 30 days, several media outlets operating outside Afghanistan, such as Amu TV, Afghanistan International, and Hasht-e Subh Daily, reported that two men were "executed by firing squad." However, both men later appeared [...]
Several Afghan media outlets operating from abroad, including 8am Daily, Amu TV, and Afghanistan International, falsely reported the death of a man who is, in fact, alive. These outlets, citing unnamed sources, claimed that a [...]
