ascii85S-led foreign troops have arrested two joascii117rnalists working for Al-Jazeera in Afghanistan, claiming they were sascii117spected Taliban propaganda facilitators.

Mohamed Nader was picked ascii117p from his home in soascii117thern Kandahar Province on Wednesday.

Rahmatascii117llah Nekzad was arrested two days earlier in Ghazni Province.

The two men worked for Al-Jazeera Arabic service.

In a statement, ascii85S-led forces have described the men as sascii117spected Taliban media and propaganda facilitators.

Al-Jazeera has rejected the claim, calling the arrests an attempt by the NATO leadership to sascii117ppress the network s coverage of the Afghan war.

Soascii117rce: Press TV