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Two Ariana News journalists get ‘reporter of the year’ award
Two Ariana News journalists have been recognized as ‘best reporter of the year’ in this year’s Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) awards.
In total 22 journalists, presenters and photographers were selected as winners for 1402 solar year.
Ariana News’ reporters honored were Farhanaz Faribarz and Nusratullah Ibrahimi.
“It was an incentive program for journalists, because journalists work with many problems in these conditions and work hard to improve the situation in Afghanistan, and this is a good step,” said Nusratullah Ibrahimi, Ariana News reporter.
Attending the award ceremony, a number of journalists spoke of the difficulties faced by workers in the industry but said they are committed to delivering fair and unbiased news.
“The request of all of us journalists from the Ministry of Information and Culture is that the media law and in the area of access to information works should be done with the media, and the media is also a partner with you, and an atmosphere of trust should prevail; it is our request that this atmosphere of trust must be established in Afghanistan between the government and the media,” said Mujeeburahman Baheer, a journalist.
“I hope and expect that there will be a day when these journalists can meet the leader of the Islamic Emirate closely and share their problems with him, and we the officials to convey this request to him,” said Faridullah Mohammadi, a journalist.
Officials of the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) say that regimes always have a critical view of the media, but the media in Afghanistan is becoming more professional.
According to the AIJA, awards have been distributed to media workers based on professional journalistic standards.
“There has always been a view from the regime towards journalists and the media community. I assure the Islamic Emirate that our media society is moving towards professionalism,” said Hojatullah Mujadadi, the head of Afghanistan Free Journalists’ Association.
A number of government officials also spoke at the event and said the government was committed to supporting the media and accepts some of the challenges facing the media.
“We have to work, our young journalists should not be tired, and the world is against us,” said Naeem-ul-haq Haqqani, the head of the government’s information and media center.
Pakistan says communities living along the Afghanistan-Pakistan Durand Line want peace and stability, despite ongoing security concerns in the region.
Speaking during a weekly media briefing, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said there are no major issues between the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding that residents on both sides of the Durand Line want peaceful relations and greater regional stability.
However, Andrabi claimed that terrorism originating from Afghan territory continues to undermine peace efforts.
He said Islamabad believes militant activity crossing from Afghanistan remains a significant obstacle to improving regional security and bilateral ties.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has repeatedly rejected such allegations, maintaining that no militant group is allowed to use Afghan soil to threaten neighboring countries.
Andrabi also said Pakistan remains diplomatically engaged on regional matters involving Afghanistan, Iran, India, and Somalia, stressing that dialogue and diplomacy remain Islamabad’s preferred means of resolving disputes.
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Afghanistan-Gambia ties discussed during Doha meeting
Both sides also exchanged views on strengthening diplomatic engagement and exploring future economic cooperation.
Suhail Shaheen, head of the Islamic Emirate’s embassy in Doha, has met with Omar Jah, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of The Gambia to Qatar, to discuss bilateral relations and areas of mutual interest.
According to a statement from the Afghan embassy in Doha, Jah also oversees Gambian diplomatic affairs related to Afghanistan.
The meeting focused on Afghanistan-Gambia relations, the current security situation in Afghanistan, and potential investment opportunities in the country.
Both sides also exchanged views on strengthening diplomatic engagement and exploring future economic cooperation.
Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a member of Pakistan’s National Assembly and head of the Pakhtunkhwa Awami National Party, has said that if capable statesmen had been in power, people living on both sides of the Durand Line could have moved freely across the line.
Speaking during a podcast interview, Achakzai said that countries with histories of major conflict, including Russia, Germany and the United Kingdom, now maintain far more open borders despite past wars. He said that in many such regions, only a “paper line” remains, with limited border restrictions.
Drawing comparisons with the disputed Durand Line boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Achakzai argued that a similar arrangement could have been possible in South Asia.
“What is the problem here? A Punjabi could dance in Kandahar and a Pashtun could come here. Even if we are not formally one country, we could have effectively functioned like one,” he said.
The Pakistani politician also referred to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the later U.S.-led intervention, saying Afghanistan has the right to seek war reparations from those countries to support reconstruction efforts.
Achakzai further criticised the treatment of Pashtuns in Pakistan, alleging that individuals in cities including Lahore and Karachi have faced detention and deportation.
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