To address challenges facing media work, the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) organized work meetings of the Joint Media-Government Committee (JMGC) in Herat, Parwan, Balkh, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, Badakhshan, Laghman, Panjshir, Kunar, Kapisa, Takhar, Farah, Badghis, Nimroz, Logar, Helmand, Faryab, Baghlan and Zabul provinces.
Governors of Farah and Parwan, deputy governor of Panjshir, officials of the local directorates of information and culture, AJSC’s zone coordinators and provincial representatives, spokespersons and representatives of a number of local government entities, media managers and local journalists of the said provinces participated in these meetings.
In these meetings, journalists’ safety, hiring spokespersons, government officials’ cooperation with the media, challenges facing media work such as lack of access to information, broadcasting issues and financial hardships of the media houses were discussed.
AJSC has been consistently working to address challenges facing the work of journalists and facilitate a safe environment for them.
