An unpleasant surprise awaited an Afghan news presenter on Sunday afternoon, who, while reading the front pages of the newspapers, suddenly saw Taliban fighters invading the studio wielding guns. The controversial 42-second video shows the journalist reading headlines as he is surrounded by eight armed Taliban fighters.
"This is a shocking moment for an Afghan news anchor to read the headlines while being surrounded by armed Taliban robbers," the Daily Mail reported.
The video in question was posted on the Internet by Kabul's "Peace Studio" television network, raising awareness among the journalistic world by giving a taste of what will follow in the field of information. The BBC's Yalda Hakim wrote on Twitter about the video that was shot on Sunday afternoon: "Afghanistan TV - surreal".
"This is what political debate on Afghan television looks like now, with Taliban members watching the host. The reporter talks about the collapse of the Afghan government and says that the Islamic Emirate is urging the people of Afghanistan not to be afraid of #Afghanistan," he added.
The video has been viewed over a million times.
Kian Sharifi, a journalist with the BBC Monitoring morning show, who speaks fluent Dari in Persian, said the show was a political discussion program called "Pardaz" and that the journalist was forced to say that the "Islamic Emirate" - as the Taliban call themselves - wants the public to "work with them and not be afraid".
According to the "WIO News" television network, the news presenter talked on air with the Taliban who visited him in the studio. The video was released as the U.S. military said it had launched a drone strike to prevent a second terrorist attack at Kabul airport.
Giving footage from the newsroom, Zaki Dariabi, publisher of Etilaatroz and KabulNow, wrote on Twitter: "This is what @Etilaatroz can not accept… If so, we will stop our work."
For his part, Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad retweeted the video, writing: "This is surreal. Taliban fighters pose behind this stunned news presenter waving their arms and forcing him to say that Afghans should not be afraid. the Islamic Emirate ".
"The Taliban themselves are synonymous with fear in the minds of millions of people. "This is just another proof."
Source: Protothema.gr