Enabling environment created for media, says MoFA

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says it stoutly supports objective journalism and has created an enabling environment for media outlets.

In a series of tweets, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed on Wednesday the IEA had created an environment conducive to media.

The MoFA spokesman insisted the Taliban administration was providing access to information in all parts of the country.

In addition to the permanent presence of 14 international media networks, Abdul Qahar Balkhi wrote, more than 270 domestic media outlets were currently active in Afghanistan

He added: “Since March 2022, IEA has issued permits to more than 700 journalists from 196 media networks from Asia, Europe, Americas...”

He continued the incumbent government had ensured protection of all media organisation working in accordance with professional ethics, Islamic teachings and national interests.

Not a single journalist had been killed in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the MoFA spokesman said, adding media organisations and their staff no longer had any security issues.

Also on Wednesday, UNAMA said human rights abuses of more than 200 reporters in Afghanistan had been recorded since August 2021.

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