Two media workers were among those killed and seven others were injured in the massive truck bombing in capital Kabul on Wednesday morning. An IT officer with Tolo TV and a driver with the BBC were killed in…
A survey conducted by a free media advocacy group, Nai, released on Tuesday showed nearly 90 percent of journalists faced problems in obtaining information, but the Presidential Palace rejected the claim. The survey was carried out in 13…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday promised serious steps for protection of journalists and their rights. Abdullah, addressing a World Press Freedom Day ceremony in his office on Sunday, also distributed appreciation letters to some…
Journalists in southern Ghazni province on Thursday complained local officials did not share information with them on time, leaving them in the lurch. However, local officials, who joined the journalists at an even marking Press Freedom Day…
Journalists on Saturday complained they were not allowed to visit the area where GBU-43/B -- or Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) -- bomb was dropped by the United States in eastern Nangarhar province. Local officials say around 200…
Journalists on Wednesday cited fear, self-censorship and lack of resources as major hurdles to investigative journalism in the country’s north. They said threats from powerful individuals forced journalists into self-censorship and kept them away from conducting investigative reports.…
Violence and threats against journalists have increased in some provinces, the Afghanistan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) said on Thursday. AJSC officials on Thursday addressed separate press conferences in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, Jalalabad, and the capital…
KABUL. At least 13 journalists were killed last year, a figure that is unprecedented. Releasing its 6-months report on Wednesday, AJSC said threats were posed by a variety of groups, including government officials, but Taliban’s changed policy was the main…
A number of media organisations and journalists in western Heart province complain of the government’s double standards on access to information. They claim having concrete evidence of provincial officials sharing first-hand information with certain reporters of their…
Journalists in northern Balkh province on Wednesday announced a boycott of the Journalists Safety and Protection Committee. They said three journalists from the same province were being named as members of the committee, but the Journalists Federation in…
A key road has been renamed as “Khabar Negaran Road” (Journalists Road) in the capital of southwestern Nimroz province. The road in Zarjanj City was renamed after being suggested so by local journalists and media advocacy groups at…
A committee tasked with ensuring security for journalists and media outlets has been created in northern Samangan province, an official said on Wednesday. The committee’s formation comes in response to the approval of the security and protection of…
KABUL Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) provided emergency assistance to more than 80 journalists across Kunduz, Helmand and Farah provinces during the past weeks, the committee said on Monday. In a statement, the AJSC said it was committed to supporting media…
KABUL or lower house of parliament proceedings after what they said the house security guards treated them with a harsh behavior. The journalists when wanted to enter the parliament building were prevented by security guards in compliance with directives from…
The Presidential Palace on Tuesday strongly rejected reports that said journalists were tortured and arrested during President Ashraf Ghani’s visit of central Bamyan province. Shah Hussain Murtazavi, President’s Ghani deputy spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Presidential Palace…
KABUL provinces. The head of RSF’s Iran-Afghanistan desk Réza Moïni said the organization called on President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah to implement appropriate measures for the protection of journalists. “At this time of danger, the NATO…
The governor on Thursday promised reinvestigation into the cases of journalists so far killed in southern Helmand province. About eight years ago, Pajhwok reporter Abdul Samad Rohani and New York Times reporter Noor Ahmad Noori were found dead…
The Presidential Palace on Wednesday awarded the prestigious Wazir Akbar Khan and Malalai Maiwand state medals to seven journalists, including a Pajhwok Afghan News reporter, and appreciation letters to five others in compliance with President Ashraf Ghani's order. The…
The Presidential Palace on Wednesday awarded the prestigious Wazir Akbar Khan and Malalai Maiwand state medals to seven journalists, including a Pajhwok Afghan News reporter, and appreciation letters to five others in compliance with President Ashraf Ghani's order. The…
The Afghanistan Journalists Centre (AFJC) on Thursday said the outgoing solar year was the most challenging one for journalists and media, asking the government to remain committed to honouring its promises about the freedom of speech. Celebrating the…
KABUL, when a dozen reporters were killed, a free media advocacy group said on Wednesday. NAI, which supports free media in Afghanistan, said it findings showed 116 incidents of violence including 12 murders, 23 injuries, three arrest, 15 beating and…
Security officials in northern Balkh province on Sunday said it was their duty to provide security to media organizations and journalists. Journalists associated with various unions in the north and security officials held a joint gathering in Mazar-i-Sharif,…
As many as 110 journalists were killed in connection with their work or for unclear reasons during the current year, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday. At least 67 of them were targeted because of their…
Journalists in southern Ghazni province say Taliban militants and government officials create problems for them during work and sometimes threaten them with elimination. They expressed their concerns a day after Taliban militants killed a religious scholar who…
