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Washington Post
February 20, 2008
Pg. 14
A media advocacy group says that a journalist with Canadian television station CTV has been held without charge by the U.S. military in Afghanistan since October and that the military should file charges or set him free.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said it is "greatly concerned" by the detention of Jawed Ahmad, an Afghan who worked for the network. He is being held at the military compound in Bagram.
Ahmad, 22, was detained in the southern city of Kandahar in October. His brother, Siddique Ahmad, said the military accused Jawed of having contact with local Taliban fighters. Maj. Chris Belcher, a U.S. military spokesman, confirmed Tuesday that Ahmad is being held but said that he could not discuss details of the case.
February 20, 2008
Pg. 14
A media advocacy group says that a journalist with Canadian television station CTV has been held without charge by the U.S. military in Afghanistan since October and that the military should file charges or set him free.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said it is "greatly concerned" by the detention of Jawed Ahmad, an Afghan who worked for the network. He is being held at the military compound in Bagram.
Ahmad, 22, was detained in the southern city of Kandahar in October. His brother, Siddique Ahmad, said the military accused Jawed of having contact with local Taliban fighters. Maj. Chris Belcher, a U.S. military spokesman, confirmed Tuesday that Ahmad is being held but said that he could not discuss details of the case.