this is the moment morteza samadi was arrested.i—taliban and anti—pakistan protest on september 7. the peaceful demonstration was dispersed by the local forces. at least two men were killed and seven wounded. morteza was there to cover the gathering, an event he also supported on his facebook page. his family couldn't see him while he was in detention. we didn't get anything from taliban to understand why he is morteza there. after three weeks, why we are not allowed to see him. i asked the taliban chief of information and culture for herat why they are imprisoning journalists and activists. this alone has sent an alarming message to otherjournalists who want to cover stories like this. what's your reaction to that? shortly after our interview, morteza and and activist were released as a gesture of good will, but these two journalists have not been so lucky. they were arrested while covering a protest in kabul. both were lashed and tortured and they are still recovering. media watchdog and human rights organisations have warned of

after being detained for three weeks, morteza samadi, a freelance photographer, has been released.otest in western herat province. the taliban accused him of activities that threatened national security, and of using his social media platforms to provoke people against them. this is the moment he was arrested. he was separated from the crowd and pushed into a government building. during an anti—taliban and anti—pakistan protest on the seventh of september. gunfire the peaceful demonstration was dispersed by the local forces. at least two men were killed and seven wounded. morteza was there capture the gathering — an event he also supported on his facebook page. his family couldn't see him while he was in detention. we didn't get anything from the taliban to understand why morteza was there. for three weeks, we were not allowed to see him. i asked the taliban chief of information and culture for herat why they are imprisoning journalists and activists. this has sent an alarming message to journalists who want to cover stories like this. what's your reaction to that? shortly after ou