Journalists’ intersection in Mazar completed: officials

The construction of the journalists’ intersection in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, has been completed and put into operation.

Balkh municipality says the construction of this intersection cost 16 million afghanis.

“The cost of this project was approximately 16 million afghanis and its area is six and a half thousand meters. The duration of this project was three months but it was completed in under three months,” said Naqibullah Tariq, mayor of Balkh.

“The inauguration of Journalists’ intersection in Mazar-e-Sharif shows that the values of journalism and media are being observed day by day,” said Latif Sahak, head of the committee for journalists’ safety in the north.

“I hope that with more cooperation between the government and the media, we will obtain more achievements.”

Meanwhile, a number of journalists are happy with the completion of this project and demand more support and timely access to information.

“As a journalist, I am very happy that this intersection was opened today by the Islamic Emirate to honor the journalists, our request is that IEA should pay more attention to the right of access to information and other requirements of journalists,” said a journalist in Balkh.

However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly emphasized that it is committed to supporting the media and the right access to information.