Dangers for Journalists Rise as Afghan Elections Approach
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned that the dangers faced by Afghan journalists may be escalating rapidly as Afghanistan prepares for nation-wide elections on August 20.
According to the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), an IFJ affiliate, a journalist from the Al-Jazeera English news channel was kidnapped in Pitch district of Kunar province on [...]