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The U.S. Ambassador to Kabul John Bass calls on the Taliban militant group to stop threatening Afghan journalists. A day after the group threatened Afghan media to stop airing anti-Taliban advertisements unless they will be a military target, the U.S. Ambassador said in a tweet that “Journalism is not a …

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Mina Mangal, a former journalist and advisor to the Afghan parliament, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The family members of Mina had accused the individuals and they were on police wanted list. The suspects have confessed that they …

A former Afghan female journalist was killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in the capital Kabul on Saturday morning, Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) said in a statement. In a statement released on Saturday, MoI said that Mina Mangal, an adviser for cultural affairs commission at the lower house …

An Afghan TV journalist was shot dead by unknown gunmen in PD9 of southern Kandahar City on Wednesday morning, local officials confirmed. Abdul Manan Arghand, 31, who reported for Kabul News television network was killed by unknown motorcyclists while he was going to a market with his friends. The assailants …

Afghanistan Supporting Open Media-NAI praises government’s efforts that addressed 20 cases of violence against journalists for the first time. NAI calls government’s measures a good step but said it is not enough and demanded more efforts for addressing the cases. CEO of NAI, Mujib Khelwatgar said, “we have more than …

Afghanistan media professionals, who continue to work against immense challenges, are to be commended for their courage and determination, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) Secretary General Tadamichi Yamamoto said on Tuesday.  “The many victories of media in Afghanistan have been hard won,” said the UN envoy, who …