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According to local media reports citing authorities, the Taliban committed on Monday to uphold freedom of expression under Islamic law. The spokesman for Interior Minister Sayed Khosti claimed that the Islamic Emirate would not allow anybody to stifle freedom of expression while speaking at a ceremony to strengthen coordination between the media and related institutions, according to Tolo News.
“The Islamic Emirate supports freedom of expression based on Islamic values and the country’s interests,” he continued, “and is committed to not allowing anyone to obstruct the media.”
Journalists and media watchdogs, according to the publication, have urged Islamic Emirate officials to develop a clear plan for freedom of expression and media policy.
“For the media, an amendment should be made. As a result, the media’s actions should be guided by the Islamic Emirate’s scheme “The head of Afghanistan’s journalists’ safety committee, Abdul Moyed Hashimi, said as much.
Meanwhile, according to Tolo News, police radio resumed transmitting on Monday after an almost three-month hiatus.
Some Afghan journalists have been driven to adopt dangerous employment as a result of the closure of many media companies, which resulted in the layoff of dozens of media professionals.
Mustafa Jafari, a cameraman with eight years of experience in Afghan media, is now a vendor.
“For four months, I had no work. Because I remained at home night and day, I was afraid I might have mental difficulties “Jafari said, according to Tolo News.
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, a journalist union claimed that there have been more than 30 acts of violence against journalists.
“Afghanistan’s National Journalists’ Union did a general assessment of journalists’ situation across the nation, and it shows that over 30 incidences of violence against journalists occurred,” said Masroor Lufti, the union’s president.
