https://freerepublic.com/tag/friendlypolicy/ en-us Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:03:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3986064/posts Two days after the fall of Kabul, TV viewers in Afghanistan watched a scene that would have been unthinkable under the former Taliban regime (1996-2001): An Afghan female presenter for the Tolo news channel interviewed a Taliban official. The host, Beheshta Arghand, who was seated 2.5 metres away from him, asked questions about the security situation in the Afghan capital. The privately-owned news channel also posted a video of another female journalist reporting from the streets of Kabul. The broadcast came as Taliban leaders reiterated their message that their disciplined fighters would not go on a killing spree against its... france24.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3986064/posts#comment Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:03:50 GMT