Benawa website blocked in Afghanistan
KABUL, October 2, 2010
Benawa.com a Pashto news and Op-Ed website has been blocked for visitors in Afghanistan after the complaints from the Media Violations Commission about publishing the false news of vice-president Qasim Fahim's death....
ISAF says it freed three journalists
KABUL, September 24, 2010
Two local reporters of Aljazeera detained in the south and a freelance journalist detained in Kapisa have been freed by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, the alliance said in a statement ...
Karzai asks for probe into detention of 3 journalists
KABUL, September 23, 2010
President Hamid Karzai has ordered a probe into detention of three Afghan journalists by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and asked for their release.
A statement from the Preside...
Media Commission requests ban of Saqi TV and benawa.com
KABUL, September 15, 2010
The official Media Violations Commission has submitted a request to the Office of Attorney General in Kabul to ban Saqi TV a privately run local channel in Herat and benwa.com website for violating the media...
President's office sorry for mess in handling media on Independence Day
KABUL, July 20, 2010
President Hamid Karzai's office has said sorry for a mess in organizing media coverage of the Independence Day's official celebrations as journalists had boycotted covering the event.
...Emroz TV closed
KABUL, July 27, 2010
Emroz TV, a privately run channel in Kabul, has been banned after the cabinet in a meeting unanimously ruled closing it for 'provoking sectarian tensions' and 'attempting to disrupt national unity'.
The televis...

