The news of Tolo News reporter Ziar Yaad being killed by the Taliban that surfaced on social media and carried by some news agencies is not true.
Ziar Yaad took to Twitter on Thursday to confirm that he was beaten up by the Taliban in Kabul while he was covering a news at an intersection in the capital.
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Tolo News, too, reported on its website that Ziar Yaad and his cameraperson were thrashed by the Taliban while reporting on poverty and unemployment at the Haji Yaqub intersection in Kabul on Wednesday.
The Tolo News reporter also expressed concerns over the incident and said the issue has taken up with the Taliban leaders.
As news of his “death” started to spread, journalists and fact-checkers from across the world.