Afghan Govt’s Security Policy for Journalists Questioned
Journalists and the Ministry of Information and Cutlure (MoIC) on Saturday criticized the Afghan security agencies for failing to address the threats facing journalists community in Afghanistan, saying the government has relied on issuing condemnation statements instead of taking action against such acts.
“No one should be killed only few kilometers away from the highly important political and security institutions,” said Tahir Zuhair, acting Minister of Information and Culture.
“They never took practical measure regarding this issue and relied only on words,” said Basir Fitri, a journalist in Kabul.
This comes a day after Bismillah Adil Aimaq, a journalist and civil society activist in Ghor, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in the city of Feroz Koh, the center of the province.