Afghanistan: Over 6400 journalists lost their jobs after the takeover of the Taliban
New Delhi: Around 6400 journalists have lost their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban have takeover the country, says the nonprofit organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban took authority in hands in Afghanistan.
According to the survey, As many as 231 media outlets have had to close, and the Taliban takeover’s impact on Afghanistan’s media has been dramatic. More than four out of ten media outlets have been disappeared, and 60 percent of journalists and media employees are no longer able to work.
Around 80 percent of women journalists have lost their jobs due to the strict actions of the Taliban against women development.
RSF in a statement said that 43 percent of Afghan media outlets disappeared in the space of three months.
The Taliban had promised women’s rights, media freedom, and amnesty for government officials in the group’s first news conference after the takeover in August. However, activists, former government employees, and journalists among Others continue to face retribution.
The situations in Afghanistan are worsening day by day as people are losing their jobs and consistently trying to migrate to other nations. Starvation in the country is at an extreme level as people do not have enough money and employment to buy food for the family.
Local people of the country are expecting financial help from rich countries like the US, the UK, and India.
(_Vinayak Barot)
