A foreign journalist who criticized the violence faced by Afghan girls was detained by the Taliban. Lynn O’Donnell, a foreign policy writer who wrote a report accusing teenage girls of being forced into marriage and used as sex slaves, was detained and threatened.
The Australian woman was detained for 3 days. Khama Press reported that the terrorist group threatened to deny its allegations and express sincere regret. Fearing the threat, Lynn also apologized. “Taliban authorities apologize for reports of teenage girls being forcibly married off and girls being used as sex slaves by commanders,” Lynn O’Donnell tweeted.
Taliban Bhishi O’Donnell revealed after the issue was discussed. He said that if he did not apologize, he would be put in jail. I made my video saying that I am withdrawing the report of my own free will and no one forced me. She changed the apology tweet several times. O’Donnell added, “The Taliban rejected reporting on LGBTQ individuals and claimed there were no gay people in the country.”
Meanwhile, there are reports that Lin left the country and went to Pakistan due to threats. Lynn has been an internationally renowned war journalist for over 20 years.
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