As an Afghan newspaper struggles to survive, a brutal beating — and a Taliban apology

  Kabul-When this senior Taliban official in black walked into the struggling newsroom, some reporters were stunned, their faces full of fea...

 

Kabul-When this senior Taliban official in black walked into the struggling newsroom, some reporters were stunned, their faces full of fear. He walked to a sofa and sat opposite the chief editor of the newspaper. He was considering closing it today. To the left of Mullah are two journalists who were beaten by Taliban militants a week ago for reporting on women’s rights protests. When they talked in front of a Washington Post reporter on Wednesday, it was clear that the Taliban were also worried. The burly, black turban official turned to Nemat Naqdi, one of the journalists who had been attacked, and expressed what was unimaginable in the previous campaign known for its brutality. "we are