AFGHANISTN: A new survey has revealed that 95 per cent of Afghan journalists cannot cover events independently and also have a problem of accessing information.
The Afghanistan’s National Journalists’ Union conducted the survey, which was released here on Sunday, across all the 34 provinces of the country during which 500 mediapersons were questioned, Khaama Press reported.
According to the survey, 90 per cent of the journalists are facing serious problems in collecting information as there is no specific law of access to the information after the Taliban took over Afghanistan last August.
The poll also found that 30 per cent of the journalists find it difficult to interview Taliban authorities, while 50 per cent said that they have problems while speaking to the general public.
Masroor Lutfi, head of the Union, said 90 per cent of the ones surveyed think that media is censored in Afghanistan by the Taliban authorities. More than 70 per cent of Afghan media outlets have closed due to economic woes after the Taliban takeover.
– THE STATESMAN