Officials of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) held separate meetings with Mawlawi Abdul Hai Sabawoon, head of Directorate of Information and Culture, and local media managers of Farah province.
Abdul Jamil Weqar, AJSC case manager, Abdul Hazim Gran, AJSC communications, Basir Silab, AJSC’s provincial focal point for Farah and Shamil Ahmad Mashal, AJSC’s western zone coordinator, participated in these meetings.
Issues such as the overall media situation in the province, challenges facing the media community and solutions to these challenges, journalists’ safety and access to information were discussed.
Director of information and culture directorate of Farah province appreciated AJSC officials trip to this province and said that he will do everything to address challenges facing journalists.
The AJSC has been working to facilitate a better work relationship between the government and the media, and a safe environment for journalists.