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Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. [AFP]
Two Afghan television channels have been taken off the airwaves for "violations against Islamic and national values", a Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.
Rights monitors warn Taliban authorities have been cracking down on media freedoms since their return to power in 2021 as they enforce an austere vision of Islamist rule.
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