The Intern ational Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is increasingly concerned about the dangers for journalists and media workers in Afghanistan , after another journalist was injured in a suicide bomb blast on April 29.
Eighteen people were reported killed in the blast in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan , according to […]
The Intern ational Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed at a report of a grenade attack on the home of a female radio journalist in Herat province, Afghanistan . It is the second attack on radio producer Khadija Ahadi’s home in two weeks.
The Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), an IFJ associate, reports that unidentified gunmen […]
The Intern ational Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its associate, the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), in expressing growing concern about the Government of Afghanistan bowing to pressure from hardliners seeking to obstruct Afghan journalists’ hard-won right to freedom of expression and an independent media.
AIJA has called for public discussion about freedom of expression and […]
Pajhwok Afghan News, supported by INTERNEWS Network in Afghanistan, will conduct an investigative journalism training workshop for provincial reporters associated with Afghan media outlets to enhance their professional skills.
An experienced international trainer will train the workshop participants.
The programme will take five days - from Sunday April 27 to Thursday May 01, 2008. The training will […]
With the completion of 27 projects of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in Dara-e suf-e bala and Dara-e suf-e payan districts of Samangan province 5,117 rural families are provided with deferent needed facilities.
The completed projects in 19 villages of Dara-e suf-e payan district include construction and graveling of 33Km rural road, 23 […]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned a resolution passed by the Afghan Parliament’s lower house that would prohibit television stations from showing dancing and other “un-Islamic” practices on their programs.
“This form of censorship is only going to increase the pressure on Afghan media to present only a certain type of images and we […]