Two Afghan Times correspondents detained by Taliban in Kandahar hospital
Two Afghan Times correspondents, Shahbaz Akhundzada and Mujtaba Noori, were reportedly detained by the Taliban at a hospital in Kandahar while attempting to interview victims of Pakistani airstrikes; they were allegedly beaten before being taken to an unknown location.
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