Doha: Behesta Arghand, the journalist who wowed the world by interviewing a Taliban leader, has fled the country.
Arghand, who worked for Tolo News, said she will return to Afghanistan if the Taliban keep their promise and th
e situation becomes better.
The 24-year-old rose to fame after interviewing a senior Taliban member on August 17. She is the first female journalist on Afghan news network to interview a Taliban leader.
Now, she has fled the country because of “fear of Taliban”.
She had previously interviewed Malala Yousafzai, the young activist who survived a Taliban assassination attempt.
Arghand boarded a Qatari Air Force evacuation flight along with several family members last Tuesday.
Tolo News chief Saad Mohseni told CNN that a majority of well-known reporters are leaving the country after the Taliban seized power.