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IEA rejects RSF’s report Afghanistan is among most dangerous countries for journalists
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has rejected a report by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) mentioning Afghanistan is among the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists.
According to the report, IEA has been persecuting independent media since retaking power in August 2021, and it jailed 21 journalists in 2023 and is currently holding three.
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee, however, says that the situation has improved and only one journalist is in prison. According to officials in the committee, lack of access to information is still one of the serious problems of journalists.
“We have problems in the area of lack of a mass media law. We have problem in access to information because there has been a big change and naturally it has its own problems. There are problems regarding arrests without coordination with the Ministry of Information and Culture, but in the last two years, we had only one martyr and 13 wounded,” said Abdul Qadim Wiar, head of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee.
Rejecting the Reporters Without Borders report, the Islamic Emirate said that there is currently no threat to journalists.
“Unfortunately, the institutions that have been established in the name of defending journalists and others in the West, they have their own agenda to spread propaganda against countries, and they address and analyze issues from the same point of view. No journalist is threatened in Afghanistan. No journalist has been harmed in Afghanistan in the past year. Of course, there have been detention and legal actions that too were limited and have been resolved, and the majority of them were not related to media work, but had a legal or criminal nature,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of IEA.
“Unfortunately, these institutions are silent about Israel which in one month killed and directly targeted 20 to 30 journalists,” he said.
Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, has said that no country should interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, stressing that it is up to Afghans themselves to bring about any change in their country.
In a post on X, Durrani said Afghans should be “left to their own devices” and that they would eventually “find the way out” of their challenges.
However, he warned that instability inside Afghanistan could have negative consequences for neighbouring countries, adding that Afghan leaders and their supporters should take responsibility to address such risks.
Durrani described his remarks as a simple expression of goodwill and best wishes for the Afghan people and their future.
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Uzbekistan and Japan discuss joint projects for Afghanistan’s socio-economic development
The Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, has met with Tetsuya Yamada, Director General of the South Asia Department at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to discuss cooperation on Afghanistan-related development projects.
According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both sides focused on the implementation of joint initiatives aimed at supporting the socio-economic development of Afghanistan.
During the meeting, the Japanese side praised Uzbekistan’s “pragmatic approach” toward Afghanistan, as well as the infrastructure developed in the border city of Termez.
Japan also expressed interest in utilizing the Termez facilities for future humanitarian and development projects in Afghanistan, particularly in the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture, private sector development, and counter-narcotics efforts.
Both sides emphasized that such cooperation is aimed at improving the living conditions and overall well-being of the Afghan people.
Two people were killed and 51 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the province, police said on Friday.
The incident took place last night in the Adraskan district, and authorities say excessive speed was the main cause of the crash.
The injured victims have been transferred to nearby health facilities for treatment.
Herat police have urged passenger transport drivers to strictly follow traffic rules and regulations and to avoid speeding and reckless driving.
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