KABUL declined by 38 percent this year compared to the previous year, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said on Tuesday, at the conclusion of 16 days of activities aimed at raising awareness about ending violence against females. Spogmay Wardak, secretary…
Several people were claimed wounded on Wednesday when an ongoing protest against the detention of Nizamuddin Qaisari, a close aide of Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, turned violent in this capital city of northern Faryab province. Nizamuddin Qiasari, one…
KABUL. On Wednesday, King Salman hoped for the continuation of Afghan peace efforts. He promised the kingdom would continue to support peace and political reconciliation in Afghanistan. In a statement, HPC said: “We also thank Imams of Haramain Sharifain for…
The Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) on Thursday announced registering 25 cases of violence against the community in the past three months. Seddiqullah Tawhidi, advocacy in-charge for AJSC, presented the committee’s report for the first quarter of 2018…
KABUL last year that saw violence against the community increasing compared to previous years, a survey released on Thursday said. The findings of Afghanistan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) show 169 cases of violence against journalists happened in 2017. AJSC head…
Speakers at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the creation of the Joint Committee of Media and Government (JCMG) on Sunday said a number of media outlets were forced to embrace self-censorship. The JCMG since its creation…
Incidents of violence against women significantly decreased in southeastern Khost province from 55 last year to so far 17 incidents this year, an official said. Khost women’s affairs director Malala Wali told an academic research seminar on…
KABUL on Sunday announced registering more than 2,400 cases of violence against females during the outgoing year, indicating a decrease. Last year 3,500 cases of violence against women were recorded across the country. Zarghona Mostaghfir, an official at the Prosecution…
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 civil society. Enayatullah Khaleq, a civil society activist, asked the warring parties to respect humanitarian laws and refrain from killing civilians during their clashes. He said the current year saw more than 500 people losing their…
Free media advocacy group NAI on Sunday said it had recorded 85 cases of violence including physical elimination against journalists and media employees over the past 10 months across the country. NAI head Sediqullah Tawhidi told a press…
The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) on Thursday recorded 39 cases of threats and violence against journalists during the first half of 2015, making the government responsible for 72% of the cases of threat and violence against journalists…
