Afghanistan bars New York Times reporter from leaving country – The Washington Post

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Going nowhere: Afghans tell U.S. reporter he’s not free to leave

An Afghan TV channel said Matthew Rosenberg was targeted for a controversial election story.

via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-said-to-bar-new-york-times-reporter-from-leaving-country/2014/08/19/cf1a37dc-27a4-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html?wprss=rss_world

Matthew Rosenberg, 40, said Tuesday night that he was summoned to the attorney general’s office in the afternoon and asked numerous questions about the story. He said he rejected requests to reveal his sources and was then told to return the next day with a lawyer to face more questions.