Afghan Officer Charged With Killing AP Photographer Receives Death Sentence
July 24, 2014
KABUL: A Kabul court announced Wednesday that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran AP correspondent Kathy Gannon has been convicted and sentenced ...
Karzai wants media to exhibit responsibility
July 10, 2014
KABUL: President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called upon journalists and social media users to refrain from releasing reports that might cause divisions in society.
In his fortnightly radio address, the president urged t...
Afghan government rejects Facebook ban
Jul 6, 2014
Kabul: The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday said the government had rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election.
Talking to Paj...
How Facebook is seen as a threat to Afghan unity
July 1, 2014
KABUL — When Facebook arrived here, it quickly became an emblem for progress and freedom in post-Taliban Afghanistan.
AFJC welcomes the approval of access to information law by Afghan Parliament
June 30, 2014
Kabul: Afghanistan Journalist Center welcomes the approval of the Access to Information law by the lower house of parliament on Monday as fundamental tool for the Afghan young democracy.
The Ministry of Justice sent t...
Afghan Senators want Face book blocked until Election results
Kabul, June 23, 2014
As the political stalemate persists, the Meshrano Jirga (Senate) on Sunday asked the government to block Facebook until the fate of the June 14 r...

