Alert: Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) correspondent Elias Daei was killed in an explosion in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on November 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation for...
Alert: Former Tolonews journalist killed in targeted attack
Yama Siawash, former TOLO news television journalist in Afghanistan was killed on November 7 in the targeted explosion in Makrorayan-e-Char area of Kabul. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) are...
Afghanistan: Journalists injured in roadside bomb explosion
Journalists Mohammed Bashir Ansari, Abdul Aziz Karimi and cameraperson Najib Faryad were injured in a road-side bomb explosion at Chahar Bulook district of Balkh province in Afghanistan on August 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghan...
Afghanistan: Government drops controversial media law amendment
The proposed amendments to Afghanistan’s media law introduced to Parliament in June has been dropped following strong criticisms from Afghanistan’s media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists...
AIJA welcomes dropping amendment of Afghan media law
A joint committee of Afghan media and government vetoed amendment of media law proposed by the government. Initially, the government sent an amendment of media law to the Afghan Parliament for approval. Shortly after the submission of the amendment to the parliament,...
Afghanistan: Journalist and TV station employee killed in targeted bombing
A roadside bomb killed Khurshid TV journalist, Zamir Amiri and technician Shafiqullah Zabih, who were on a bus carrying 15 Khurshid TV employees. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists' Association (AIJA)...
Afghanistan: Journalist shot dead in police crossfire
Ahmad Khan Nawid, host of Voice of Ghor Radio, was shot and killed in Firozkoh, Ghor province in police crossfire on May 9. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists' Association (AIJA) are deeply...
Afghanistan: Television journalists wounded in deadly Kabul attack
A reporter and a cameraperson for Kabul News TV were wounded when members of the Islamic State attacked a commemorative event in Kabul on March 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists' Association...
Afghanistan: Kabul Attacks Wounded Two Afghan Journalists
Reporter Mansoor Nikmal and Videographer Ahmad Najim Kargar of Kabul News TV channel were wounded in Kabul attack on March 6, 2020 .Vice President of AIJA went to their office and meet the wounded the journalists. Nikmal was recovering, but Najim Kargar needed further...
AIJA urges to ease free flow of information
Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) is deeply concerned about the deterioration of access to government-related information in Afghanistan. Despite the fact that Afghanistan is one of the deadliest places to be a journalist, Afghan media is still the...
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Afghanistan: Women quitting journalism due to security fears
Over 300 Afghan female journalists have quit their jobs in recent months due to security concerns, including a spate of female media workers' killings in the country.The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned over the critical situation of...
Afghanistan: Three female media workers slain in separate brutal attacks
Three female journalists from Enikass TV were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks as they attempted to return home from work on March 2. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association...
Afghanistan: Zohra Radio vandalized
A mob of nearly a dozen people led by the imam of a local mosque attacked Zohra Radio in north eastern Kunduz province on January 15 damaging the radio’s equipment and vandalizing the office. The International Federation of journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the...
Afghanistan: Journalist murdered on the first day of 2021
Bismillah Adil Aimaq, an Afghan journalist and human rights activist was killed by unidentified gunmen in Dara-e-Taimoor village in Ghor province of Afghanistan on the first day of 2021. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its local affiliate, the...
Afghanistan : AIJA urges not to revoke spokespersons’ provision
President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan in a decree abolished the role of all spokespersons across the country. In the past, each province had a spokesperson to share information with the media. President Ghani now wants governors to share information and abolished the...
Afghanistan: Female television anchor and driver shot dead
Malala Maiwand, 25, a female TV anchor for Enkaas TV and Radio, was killed by gunmen in a targeted attack in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on December 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan...
Alert: Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) correspondent Elias Daei was killed in an explosion in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on November 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation for...