Satire 'Kabul Taxi' sees red light

(MENAFN- Arab News) KABUL: The biting political satire of a Facebook page called Kabul Taxi has got under the skin of Afghanistan's spy agency enough so that it summoned the two journalists it suspects of being behind it for a two-hour grilling.
Kabul Taxi's acerbic take on the foibles of the Afghan government corrupt officials and bureaucrats has made it the talk of the capital in the three months since it was launched and a leader in a burgeoning scene of online satire sites.
The latest target was Haneef Atmar the powerful National Security Council adviser to President Ashraf Ghani who Kabul Taxi mocked over the number of his advisers and their activities.
Atmar however did not find this funny.
The National Directorate of Security the intelligence agency that effectively reports to Atmar hauled in two reporters it suspected to be behind Kabul Taxi.
The National Security Council (NSC) issued a statement on Monday saying Kabul Taxi had leaked government secrets by naming some NSC staff presenting what it deemed a 'serious security risk' to their lives.
'The NSC office with respect to freedom of expression and people's access to information has asked concerned authorities to act against the offenders of this case to prevent further leaks of secrets in the security sector' the statement added.