Afghanistan gives NYT reporter 24 hours to leave country


  • World
  • Thursday, 21 Aug 2014

New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, 40, reacts during an interview in Kabul August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the Attorney General's office said on Wednesday.

Matthew Rosenberg, 40, was summoned for questioning on Tuesday after the newspaper ran a story about officials discussing plans to form an interim government and "seize power" if a deadlock over the presidential election failed to break soon.

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