Afghan Press

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is greatly concerned at the decline in press freedom in Afghanistan over the past year, noting that there have been 115 incidents of violence against media personnel, including the killings of five journalists.
The IFJ’s concerns were raised as the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), an IFJ affiliate, marked World [...]

Afghan President Hamid Karzai officially registered with the Election Commission on Monday to stand for re-election in country’s presidential polls
slated for August 20. The incumbent president appeared before the Election Commission Monday morning, naming current vice-president Karim Khalili as one of his running mates. But he replaced his other vice president, Ahmad Zia Massood, with [...]