Journalists in northern Sar-i-Pul province on Monday called for unrestricted access to information while information and culture officials of the province promised improvements in all parts of governance in a gradual manner. Journalists and civil society activists in…
The governor of central Logar province says journalists serve as a bridge between the government and the nation and they support the media in every aspect. Govenror Haji Mali Khan made the remarks during a meeting with journalists…
Journalists in southern Helmand province complain they are facing serious economic issues, saying neither the government nor other institutions provided any assistance to them. Many of these journalists say they have lost their jobs and have been forced…
Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) on Tuesday said only 30 percent of those evacuated abroad as journalists were journalists and the rest were ordinary people. MasroorLotfi, a spokesman for the union, made the claim at a news conference…
The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) on Tuesday said 12 journalists have been killed and 230 others subjected to various types of violence in the past one year in Afghanistan. The AJSC statement was issued on the occasion…
The United Nations Secretary-General says 62 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide last year. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a series of tweets today said the number of journalists killed has risen in recent years, with…
The Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) on Wednesday said 30 cases of violence against journalists have been registered in the country under the new administration and the Taliban were involved in 90 percent of the cases. MasroorLotfi, spokesman…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says it has received evacuation applications from over 2,000 Afghan journalists. The largest global body of journalists, IFJ said it had approached the Taliban to arrange safe passage for Afghan media workers…
A Ministry of Public Health doctor and two journalist brothers have been killed in Thursday’s attacks at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. More than 100 people, including 13 US service members and 22 Taliban fighters, were killed in…
Journalists in western Herat province say they could lose their jobs if the Taliban return to power and foreign forces left the country. A number of reporters say they are worried they will lose their meagre salaries if…
At least 41 organizations from around the world have written an open letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC), calling for the protection of journalists and media freedom in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Journalists’ Center said the 40 freedom…
The Federation of Journalists Support Unions (FJSU) says recent security threats and attacks against journalists in eastern Nangarhar have not been properly investigated. Representatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), the…
Acting Minister of Information and Cultural Affairs Tahir Zaheer says efforts being made to resolve contemporary issues and challenges faced by journalists, a statement said on Friday. Zaheer expressed the views during a meeting with officials of media…
KABUL, urging efforts to reduce it. AJC head Ahmad Quraishi told an event marking ‘Journalist Day’ here that the center registered 116 cases of violence against journalists this solar year, compared to 92 cases last year. He said the figures…
Nonprofit group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday forty-nine journalists were killed this year, 57 are being held hostage and 389 are currently in prison. In its annual review, the Paris-based group found that the number of journalists killed…
Taliban militants have captured six local journalists in southeastern Paktika province, officials and colleagues said Saturday. Ahmadullah Ahmadi, a local journalist for Salam Watandar Radio, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the missing journalists had been invited by Salam…
A number of media activists on Saturday condemned security forces for beating and insulting journalists and demanded punishment for those involved in the issue. A day earlier, a number of journalists and photographers who were covering the siege…
KABUL, Nai, on Monday said violence against journalists declined by 50 percent in the first six months of the current year, but insecurity and lack of access to information still posed challenges to media workers. Mujib Khilwatgar, executive director of…
A number of journalists in southeastern Khost province have blamed police and the governor’s house for noy sharing information with the media. They say the problem, which has long been persisting, became serious recently, with reporters waiting…
KABUL Journalists and Media Federation (AJMF) on Tuesday accused head of the Journalist Support Fund (JSF) of discrimination, demanding change in the fund leadership. A number of AJMF members today organized a press conference about internal problems and discrimination in…
The joint media commission investigated 1500 cases of violence against journalists during the past two years before the cases were sent to judicial organs and the Ministry of Interior for further action, the Ministry of Information and Culture…
Journalists on Thursday said threats to them in the eastern zone have been on the increase with each passing day, accusing the authorities of doing nothing to protect them. The journalists cited the presence of armed groups, threats…
A number of journalists in southeastern Khost province on Tuesday complained the government and journalist advocacy institutes were not doing enough for their protection. The journalists expressed these views while commemorating the first death anniversary of a…
The Journalists Coordination Committee on Tuesday remembered last year’s deadly incident on this day, when nine journalists were killed in an attack in Kabul, and asked the conflicting parties to pay attention to the safety of journalists. Thirty…
