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To the BBC: don’t give airtime to the Taliban’s threats

Afghanis inside and outside the country have been angered by the BBC's interview with a Taliban spokesman directly after a suicide attack, in which he announced a new target.

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The Shafie Ayar Show, in which he critiques the BBC's decision to air the interview.

Almost immediately after the Taliban killed seven employees of Tolo TV in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, BBC Afghanistan aired an interview with a Taliban spokesman.