Taliban Mock US, Facebook on Free Speech Question

[IroNat]

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/taliban-freespeech-facebook-censorship/2021/08/17/id/1032773/

'In a news conference Tuesday in Kabul, a Taliban spokesman dismissed a question about censorship amid the forming of a new government in Afghanistan, redirecting the question to the U.S. and Facebook as proponents of censorship of free speech.

"This question should be asked to those people who are claiming to be promoters of freedom of speech, who do not allow publication of all information," spokesman  Zabihullah Mujahid responded to a question about freedom of speech in the new government, according to a translation. "I can ask Facebook company. This question should be asked to them."

Notably, the Taliban mentioned Facebook on censoring of free speech and not Twitter. Twitter has permitted Taliban leaders to remain on the platform.'