Local sources told Afghanistan International on Wednesday that the Taliban in Kunar Province has banned the broadcast of images of living creatures.

In a meeting with local officials, the governor of Kunar stressed that from now on, no interviews will be conducted with the visual media.

In addition to national television, there is a private channel called Zala in Kunar, which has also been ordered to refrain from publishing images of living creatures.

Previously, the Taliban had banned the publication of images in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Takhar, Badghis and Helmand provinces.

The Taliban's media restrictions over the past three years have led to the closure of dozens of media outlets and the loss of hundreds of journalists. Concerns have also been raised that these restrictions will be extended to Kabul and other provinces.

Visual media officials travelled to Kandahar earlier this month to resolve the issue and shared their concerns with Taliban leaders.

However, these meetings ended inconclusively.
The Taliban has announced that these actions are carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the Law on the Promotion of Virtue and in accordance with Islamic Sharia. This article prohibits the photography of living beings.