An Afghan TV presenter interrogated by the Taliban fled abroad

This has raised doubts about the moderation of the Taliban

The radical Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) that has taken power in Afghanistan claims that the new government will respect women's rights. One of the symbols of the Taliban's “new” gender policy seemed to be that an interview appeared on the air of an Afghan television channel, which the young presenter took over from a high-ranking Taliban official. But then the journalist left her home country.

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Shortly after the Taliban occupied Kabul, 24-year-old TOLO host Beheshta Arghand interviewed a high-ranking Taliban official. The studio's guest was Mawlavi Abdulhak Hemad, one of the leaders of the Taliban's media group.

This conversation has become famous all over the world: a young woman speaks live with a Taliban leader. Some have taken this as the best basis for hope for “ reforging & # 39; & # 39; The Taliban, which took a tough stance on the “ women's problem“ during its first domination of Afghanistan in the second half of the 1990s, and not only banned Afghan women from appearing on the streets barefoot and unaccompanied by a male relative, but also effectively prevented women. in getting their daily bread.

However, Beheshta Arghand herself seems to have special illusions about living in the Taliban emi emirate ’. does not feed. In addition, a few days after the interview with the Taliban, she had an interview on the air with the famous Pakistani human rights activist, her contemporary Malala Yusufzai, a young Nobel Peace Prize laureate. This conversation has also become historic in a way & ndash; The girl, who was badly injured by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012 for her fight for girls' education, has never appeared on Afghan television.

Risks faced by many journalists and ordinary Afghans after taking power in the country.

“ I left the country because, like millions of people, I fear the Taliban, & # 39; & # 39; ndash; admitted CNN Business.

TOLO TV owner Saad Mohseni, who lives in Dubai, says the Beheshta Arghand case symbolizes the situation in Afghanistan: “ Almost all of our famous reporters and journalists have left. We worked like crazy to replace them with new people. We face a double challenge & mdash; & nbsp; Get people out because they feel dangerous and keep working. & # 39;

As Arghand herself told CNN, she decided to become a ninth-grade journalist after one of her teachers let her go to the blackboard and read the news. “Like I'm a TV presenter,” the young woman recalls.

Beheshta studied journalism at the University of Kabul for four years. I managed to work in several news agencies and radio stations, and earlier this year I started working on the TOLONews channel as a television presenter.

“ I only worked there for a month and 20 days, and then came the Taliban, & # 39; & # 39; & mdash; & nbsp; says the girl.

The day the militants entered Kabul, the station briefly sent its reporters home for fear of their safety. But within two days, many returned to work. As TOLO owner Saad Mohseni suggested, the Taliban are doing their utmost to reassure Western governments and the world's media: “ It is important for them to win hearts and minds and show international players that they are legitimate and that they can work with them. At this stage, the media will have much more freedom than in the last stages. & # 39; & # 39;

On August 17, it was possible to arrange a conversation between Arghand and a Taliban spokesman. & ndash; This interview was “ the first time in the history of Afghanistan that a Taliban representative appeared live in a television studio sitting opposite a presenter, & # 39; & # 39; says Saad Mohseni, claiming that the radicals did so in an effort to “ present a moderate face to the world. & # 39; & # 39 ;.

According to Arghand herself, the conversation that made her famous around the world was not easy for her: “But I did it for the sake of Afghan women.” at home and we do not go to the office, they say that women do not want to work. “Then I said to myself,` `Start, & # 39; & # 39; & mdash; & nbsp; recalls Beheshta. & Ndash; And I said to a Taliban member, 'We want our rights to be respected. We want to work. mdash; and we must be in society. That is our right. & # 39; & # 39; far from sin. The journalist says she hopes to return to her homeland: “ If the Taliban do what they promised, and the situation improves & nbsp; and I know I will be safe and safe, I will return to my country and I will work for my country, for my people. & # 39; & # 39;

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