Speaking at a press conference Saturday, Mohammad Tahir Zuhair, caretaker of Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture, said the ministry will send a letter to the EU and the UNAMA, which advocates for the safety of Afghan journalists.
With reference to the murder of Besmillah Aimaq, Afghan prominent journalist and editor-in-chief of a local radio, the Acting Minister of Information and Culture called on security authorities to create a safe environment for journalists and media workers.
He urged the national reconciliation council to put safety of journalists at the top of the agenda of peace talks.
Besmillah Adel Aimaq, Afghan journalist and the editor-in-chief of Sada-e-Ghor radio was shot and killed Friday in an armed attack.
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Attacks against journalists and media workers have seen a rapid increase in Afghanistan. They are targeted either in sticky bombings or targeted killings but often unclaimed.
The attacks have prompted people’s outcry who accuse government of failing to protect its citizens.
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