Press freedom groups have condemned a decision by the Afghan government to close down privately-owned TV station Emroz.
According to a BBC report, the government closed down the station which is owned by MP Najibulla Kabuli for allegedly fueling religious tensions.
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the government to put the station back on air while Reporters Without Borders added that the move breaks media law.
The government must not under any circumstances violate the media law, which gives the media commission sole decision-making authority when a media commits an offence. We call on the government to rescind these decisions and never interfere in the content of Afghan TV stations again.