Violence against Afghan journalists up 29 percent in 1393 Solar year
March 18, 2015
Kabul: Violence against journalists in Afghanistan has increased by 29 percent in 1393 Afghan year (March21, 2014-March20, 2015), cautioning that such trends could continue and have a major impact on the freedom of the press...
Photo journalist released on presidential decree
March 11, 2015
In compliance with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s orders, Afghan photojournalist Najibullah Musafir was freed from jail late on Wednesday.
A large number of colleagues accompanied the photojournalist to his resi...
CEO Abdullah Pledges Reassessment of Afghan Photographer's Case
March 3, 2015
The sentencing of prominent Afghan photographer Najibullah Musafir to six months in jail has journalists and journalism institutions calling on Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah to review and reassess the case.
Afghan MoI Launches Public Police Radio
January 25, 2015
Kabul: The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) has launched its "Radio Police" services aimed at removing the distance between the police and citizens.
During the inauguration ceremony on Sunday, the acting Int...
Afghanistan: Media Under Attack
Violence, Intimidation Against Journalists From All Sides
January 21, 2015
(Kabul) – Violence and threats against Afghanistan’s journalists b...
Abdullah vows to protect freedom of expression
December 25, 2014
Kabul: Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday the Afghans had won the freedom of expression at the cost of their blood and no one would be allowed to snatch the constitutional right from them.
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