Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy foreign minister, says media is an essential need in society. Speaking at a seminar aimed at improving the capacity...
The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, citing the network’s dissemination of “inciting material,” the Palestinian...
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has closed 12 media outlets – both public and private – in seven provinces this year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has...
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy minister of foreign affairs, says media outlets should be supported in a way that there is no distance between...
The journalists killed were camera operator Ghassan Najjar and engineer Mohamed Reda of the pro-Iranian news outlet Al-Mayadeen and camera operator Wissam Qassem, who worked for...
The statement said that "those scholars who incite disputes, promote superstitions, and use inappropriate words in the media" should not be invited to events.
He also stated that some spokespersons and supporters of the Islamic Emirate have pointed out the lack of clarity in the government's policies.
Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local...
The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday....
Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, deputy prime minister for political affairs, said on Sunday that there is negative propaganda against Afghans and the Islamic system, and therefore the...
Nai, a rights group supporting independent media in Afghanistan, has temporarily suspended its operations in the country. Abdul Mujib Khelwatgar, head of Nai, said that he...
In a meeting with Mujeeburahman Baheer, the head of Ariana News, the Political Deputy of the Prime Minister’s Office, Maulvi Abdul Kabir, spoke about the situation...
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Ismaili has said that Tehran wants to normalize the atmosphere of cultural, artistic and media exchanges with...
The Islamic Emirate’s Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has asked the spokespersons of government departments to ensure information is made available to the media on time....
A cameraman for Al Jazeera was killed by a drone strike on Friday while reporting on the earlier bombing of a school used as a shelter...
An Afghanistan Women’s Journalist Association (AWJA) survey found that female journalists in the country are facing a number of restrictions including a lack of access to...
Acting Minister of Information and Culture Khairullah Khairkhwa said Tuesday during the ministry’s accountability program that not a single journalist was killed or injured in Afghanistan...
Over 200 media outlets in the country have closed down since the Islamic Emirate regained control of the country two years ago. Many of these organizations...
Qari Yusuf Ahmadi was on Tuesday introduced as the new head of the Government Media and Information Center. Deputy Minister of Information and Culture said in...
Marking World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said it supports the media and said the day was an auspicious one...