Shafaq News/ Taliban had arrested a Kurdish photojournalist in Afghanistan.

According to preliminary information, the photographer, Ibrahim Alipour, a Kurdish from Bana, Iran, was arrested in Afghanistan while covering the news.

No further information were disclosed.

In mid-August, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has had a severe impact on media in the conflict-ridden country in recent weeks.  

The HRW report stated that, since the Taliban took over the capital, Kabul, on August 15, they have temporarily detained at least 32 journalists.