The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) organized meetings with spokespersons and media officers of local administration in Nangarhar, Takhar, Panjshir, Kunar, Nimroz, Helmand, Nuristan, Logar and Laghman provinces to facilitate journalists and media outlets’ timely access to credible information.
AJSC’s zone coordinator for eastern zone, AJSC’s provincial focal points, spokespersons for the governor’s office Helmand, Nuristan, Logar, Laghman and Takhar, spokesperson for police command of Panjshir and Nimroz, media officers and spokespersons for intelligence directorate in Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan, and directorate of rural rehabilitation and development in Takhar and Nuristan had participated in these meetings.
In these meetings the concepts related to information and importance of journalists’ access to information were discussed, and the need for government entities at the local administrations in facilitating access to information was emphasized.
Government officials in these meetings promised to cooperate with the journalists and the media outlets, and provide journalists with the needed information.
AJSC has been continuously working to facilitate a safe environment for journalists and media workers across the country.
