Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information

As the Taliban’s crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in Paktia province on Friday criticized limited access to information and claimed that this has a negative influence on their operations as their basic rights to work are being challenged under the regime of the organization, TOLOnews reported. They said that they are not getting timely information from officials.

“It is the responsibility of officials and relevant organizations to provide accurate and timely information to the media,” said a reporter.

The journalists urged the authorities to fulfill their duty to grant access to information. A number of journalists in the Afghan province also complained that their issues are no longer being addressed in the nation since certain departments refuse to provide the media with any information on certain cases, according to TOLOnews.

Several humanitarian organizations have called out the violations against journalists in Afghanistan. In the wake of the excessive rise in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated the human rights violation of at least 200 reporters in its report, earlier in November.