The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) to address challenges facing media work, held separate advocacy meetings with officials of the Information and Culture Directorates in Balkh, Nimroz, Baghlan, Takhar and Panjshir provinces.
Mahmoodullah Zarar, head of Balkh’s information and culture directorate, Nawlawi Asadullah Mustafa Hashimi, head of Baghlan’s information and culture directorate, Mufti Habibullah Elham, head of Nimroz’s information and culture directorate, Zabihullah Ansari, head of Takhar’s information and culture directorate, Abdul Latif Sahak, AJSC northern zone coordinator, Ahmad Zia Yazdani, head of information department of Panjshir’s information and culture directorate, and provincial representatives of AJSC, had participated in these meetings.
In these meetings, challenges facing media work, extending media licenses, financial and broadcasting challenges of local media outlets, facilitating better access to information, high electricity bills, and journalists’ safety were among the topics discussed.
Government officials, in these meetings promised to address challenges facing journalists, and that the local government entities will work to facilitate journalists’ better access to information.
AJSC has been consistently working to address challenges facing the media and facilitate a safe environment for journalists.
