1TV: The police radio which launched broadcasting in central Afghanistan more than a year ago is now available in northern part of the country. The signals of Radio FM 96.5 can be received in five provinces in the zone. It will operate under 707 zone commandment. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: International Media Support (IMS) said that Afghanistan, Iraq and Mexico are the world’s most dangerous countries for reporters and media employees. Meanwhile Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) raised concerns over insurgent threats against media activities in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: Mohammad Ibrahim Hashemi and Mohammad Musa Hashemi, both brothers and employees of Adib Radio, were attacked on their way home in the first police district of the city on Thursday night. Mohammad Ibrahim sustained serious injuries and went into a coma. His brother Mohammad Musa who survived the gun shots was wounded after being
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 2, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Afghanistan said Tuesday that airstrikes conducted with the support of the United States in a restive eastern region have destroyed an Islamic State radio station along with its Internet communications and other facilities. The air raids also killed 29 Islamic State fighters, including five staff at
NBC News: A Facebook page modeled on the wildly popular #BeLikeBill meme targeting social media misconduct and encouraging good behavior is going viral in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 30, 2016 Afghan officials say a TV journalist has been shot dead by unknown assailants in eastern Nangarhar Province. Haji Mohammad Zubair Khaksar, who was a Nangarhar correspondent for Afghanistan’s national TV and Radio network, was gunned down in Surkhrod district, the office of the provincial governor said on January
VOA News Zabihullah Ghazi January 27, 2016 JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN—The Islamic State group in Afghanistan has added new programming to its radio broadcasts that the Afghan government has failed to take off the air. The IS-run FM station “Voice of the Caliphate,” which broadcasts from a remote mobile transmitter on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, this week added
Ariana News: A group from Afghanistan’s Lower House of the Parliament want to expel Homa Sultani after she made a post on her Facebook page praising the Taliban for killing 7 members of the media working for Tolo TV, and injuring dozens of others. Click here to read more (external link).
The New York Times: As the fate of Helmand Province hung in the balance last month during a withering Taliban offensive, the province’s deputy governor, Mohammad Jan Rasoolyar, found his urgent pleas for help from the central government going unheeded. So he did what millions of other people do every day: He ranted on Facebook. Click
Khaama Press: Following the deadly attack on a bus carrying journalists in Kabul, Afghanistan Radio and Television Union (ARTU) that promotes cooperation and support for Radio and Television networks in Afghanistan urged government to form a special unit of security forces to protect journalists and media organizations. Click here to read more (external link).