Young son of slain Afghan AFP journalist welcomed by extended family in Canada
May 1, 2014
TORONTO :Six weeks after surviving a Taliban attack on a Kabul hotel that left his father, mother, brother and sister dead, miracle child Abuzar Ahmad arrived in Canada on Wednesday to start his life anew.
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Danish Karokhel and Najiba Ayubi among 100 information heroes
Apr 30, 2014
Kabul:Two veteran Afghan journalists; Pajhwok Afghan News Director Danish Karokhel and The Killid Group Managing Director Najiba Ayubi, have been included in the first-ever list of 100 information heroes by Reporters Without B...
14 media outlets fined for law violation
April 23, 2014
KABUL: The media commission of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday fined 13 television channels and a radio network for violation of laws during ele...
Traffic police beat investigative reporter in Kabul
The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) condemns insulting and beating of Hasht-e-Subh reporter, Akbar Rustami by officers of Kabul Traffic Department in strongest terms and call on the Ministry of interior to seriously pursue the case.
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Women’s rights and safety online
April 14, 2014
Kabul: Technology-related violence is the newest crime against women in Afghanistan. Cyber stalking and manipulation of personal information are creating conflicts within families and fear among women internet users.
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Helping Abuzar: AFP is setting up a fund for the son of slain Kabul reporter Sardar Ahmad
Kabul, April4, 2014
On Thursday, March 20 at 8:30 p.m., the life of little Abuzar Ahmad, not yet three years old, was upended. At that moment four Taliban assassins burst into the restaurant of the Serena Hotel in Kabul, where he was in th...

