Top News | Associated Press Of Pakistan app.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from app.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Join USIP and Voice of America for a discussion with journalists and media experts about the challenges facing media in Afghanistan today and what those both inside and outside the country are doing and can do to protect media freedom and continue their work safely. The conversation will also look at lessons from other authoritarian contexts to discuss what has worked to preserve media freedom in hostile environments.
Voice of America’s brave journalists broadcasting to Afghanistan, as well as South and Central Asia Division Director and former Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief Ayesha Tanzeem, are the winners of this year’s David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award for their work surrounding the 2021.
On August 15, 2021, the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban took control over the capital city, Kabul. With a presence in Afghanistan since 1980, VOA journalists have reported on numerous leadership changes there, but as U.S. forces began to leave and President Ashraf Ghani fled, VOA.