Tolo News reporter Ruhollah Sangar, who was arrested two days ago in Parwan, was released

An Afghan journalist detained by the Taliban’s intelligence service has been released amid increasing concerns over mounting Taliban harassment of Afghan journalists.

The Taliban detained Ruhollah Sangar, a correspondent for the independent Tolo TV, on December 17 while he was reporting from Charikar, the capital of the northern Parwan Province.

The Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence released Sangar on December 19 in Charikar.

While welcoming the release of Mr. Sangar.