The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) organized an advocacy and coordination meeting with provincial officials, media managers and local journalists of Nangarhar province.
In the meeting which was organized to facilitate better coordination between government officials and media, Yousof Zarifi, AJSC’s coordinator for the East Zone, Qari Noor Mohammad Hanif, director of Directorate of Information and Culture, spokespersons for Nangarhar’s police command, intelligence directorate and border police, and local media managers and journalists had participated.
In the meeting, in addition to discussing issues such as addressing the challenges facing media work, the right to access to information and creating better coordination between government and the media, the importance of establishing a joint media-government coordination committee in this province was highlighted.
To address the challenges facing media and journalists and facilitating better coordination between government and the media, the AJSC urged the officials to establish a joint media-government coordination committee.
The government officials in this province, in addition to announcing their support for media, promised better cooperation of local government officials with the journalists of this province.
The AJSC has been tirelessly working to facilitate a safe environment for journalists and better coordination between government and the media.
