AFGHANISTAN MEDIA
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Politics
Japan’s Kyodo News reporter arrested in Kabul, says media watchdog
Kabul, Jan 22 (EFE).- The Taliban government has allegedly arrested a local journalist associated with Japan’s Kyodo news agency, a…
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Politics
Taliban-controlled media blurs top female UN official’s picture
Kabul, Jan 9 (EFE).- The Taliban-controlled Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) has published a blurred photo of a high-ranking female…
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Politics
Taliban has cracked down on journalists in Afghanistan, made arrests: UN
Kabul, Aug 17 (EFE).- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Thursday that the Taliban government has…
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Politics
‘117 Afghan radio stations have shut down since Taliban’s return’
Kabul, Feb 13 (EFE).- Some 117 Afghan radio stations have closed mainly due to economic hardships since the return of…
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Business & Economy
‘Press freedom violations on rise in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan’
Kabul, Nov 2 (EFE).- More than 200 media professionals have suffered abuses like arbitrary arrests in Afghanistan since the Taliban…
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Conflicts & War
Journalist detained by Taliban says Afghanistan is threat to world
By Amjad Ali Islamabad, July 21 (EFE).- Afghanistan has turned into a global security threat and a hotbed of extremism…
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Business & Economy
Four radio stations shut, 6 journalists arrested in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
Kabul, Mar 28 (EFE).- The Taliban government forced four local radio channels to shut down and arrested six of their…
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Business & Economy
Media restrictions outside Afghan urban areas harsher: HRW
Kabul, Mar 7 (EFE).- Taliban officials are threatening, detaining, and beating Afghan journalists, and the situation outside major urban areas…
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Politics
Taliban urged to uphold media freedom after journalist presser canceled
Kabul, Jan 27 (EFE).- The United Nations Thursday asked the de facto Taliban government not to muzzle media freedom and…
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Conflicts & War
Over 40% of Afghan media closed after the Taliban’s return
Kabul, Dec 21 (EFE).- Over 230 media outlets have shut down in Afghanistan and over 6,400 journalists, mainly women, have…
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