JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Journalists in eastern provinces on Wednesday asked the Taliban government to facilitate their access to information.
The demand was made a meeting hosted by the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) in the east, in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.
The meeting discussed problems being faced by journalists in eastern provinces.
Yousuf Zarifi, head of the Committee in the East, said 15 incidents of violence against journalists had taken place in the region since August 15, when the Taliban took over.
According to him, "During this period, one journalist was killed, one was injured, four journalists were beaten . . .
