The whole country is going through a very difficult period after the Taliban’s occupation of Afghanistan. Of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, 318 media outlets have been closed in 33 provinces. According to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), 51 TV channels, 132 radio stations and 49 online media organizations have ceased operations. The biggest difference in this is on news papers, where only 20 out of 114 newspapers are being published.
72% of journalists who lost their jobs are women
. Expressing concern over the condition of the Afghan media community, according to Tolo News, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said that out of 5063, only 2334 journalists are working, that is, 2729 journalists have become unemployed. Huh. In which 72% are women. 243 women are still working in the media.
Journalists who do harsh reporting in every circumstance are going through financial crisis. This is disastrous not only for journalists who have lost their jobs or are forced to flee, but also for citizens who are unable to get information.
If the restrictions are not lifted, the media organizations will be closed
, the people of the Afghan media have demanded the international media to intervene in the current situation to reach the people and keep the media safe. Hafizullah Barakzai, head of the Afghanistan Independent Journalists’ Association, said that if immediate steps are not taken towards the state of the media in the country, there will be only a few media organizations in Afghanistan in the coming times.
Some journalists said that if the restrictions imposed on the media remain in force, the media organizations will stop functioning and collapse. We urge the international community to seriously consider the situation in the Afghan media.
