Tolo News: The head of the media organizations in the southeastern province of Khost voiced concerns that they have been struggling with a shortage of content because their publications must meet Islamic Emirate [Taliban] policies. The officials said that it is difficult to prepare their content rapidly in a way that also meets the demands
Khaama: The Ministry of Information and Culture is working on a plan so that the media should receive financial support and continue serving the Afghan community. Free speech experts and media-supporting institutions are not very optimistic about the implementation of this plan. They believe that Islamic Emirate [Taliban] is trying to control media and enforce
Khaama: On Wednesday, World Press Freedom Day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that “the world must stand with journalists as they stand for the truth.” On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Afghanistan Journalists Centre (AFJC) released a report on the deteriorating situation of the media in Afghanistan, noting that violence cases against
Tolo News: A number of journalists on Saturday criticized the lack of access to information and said that spokesmen of government institutions are not cooperating with them in this respect. Lack of access to information has been one of the main challenges for journalists over the past 19 months. Click here to read more (external
8am: Sources from the province report that Gholam-Ali Wahdat, a journalist for the private television network “Tanwir,” as well as Safiullah Wafa and Noor-Agha, reporters for “Radio Television Afghanistan” were arrested from their homes in Pul-e-Khumri, the center of Baghlan, on Thursday morning. These journalists were reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence, but the reason for
Michael Hughes: Even if the UN successfully intervenes to persuade the Taliban to release a Franco-Afghan reporter held captive in Afghanistan for nearly fifty days, it will not change Kabul’s crackdown because the radical movement understands the power of media. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called upon the UN to take all measures possible to get
8am: In a recent order issued in Parwan, the Taliban has mandated that all media outlets must publish content that has been approved by the Bakhtar News Agency. This move is seen as an attempt to control the narrative and restrict the free flow of information in the country. The Bakhtar News Agency is presently
DPA: An Afghan journalist was released from detention on February 19 after spending five days in custody in the country’s southern province of Kandahar. Afghanistan’s Journalists Center welcomed the release of Tolonews journalist Mohammadyar Majrooh, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all other journalists still in prison. Authorities provided no reason why Majrooh
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 13, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Economic hardship and media restrictions stemming from the 2021 return to power of Afghanistan’s Taliban have reportedly forced approximately 34% of radio stations to shutter operations in the country, rendering hundreds of men and women jobless. The Afghan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU), a Kabul-based local media monitor,
Roshan Noorzai VOA News February 12, 2023 WASHINGTON — Fifteen years ago, Noorullah Stanikzai returned to his home province of Logar to open a radio station broadcasting cultural and educational programs. But the future of his station, Zinat FM, has seemed uncertain since the Taliban took power in August 2021. “I am seriously considering closing the