Afghanistan’s Media Developments and Challenges in the Past Two Decades: A Short Glance at Media Freedom

• Authors: Masom Jan Masomy

Abstracts

EN

Media, during Taliban five years period from 1996-2001, had been totally suffocated. Only limited number of print media would publish to spread the propaganda of Taliban Emirate under Sharia Law. Post-Taliban era, media landscape obtained new image with the establishment of democratic government. Independent media were allowed to operate in accordance with the formation of new constitution of 2004. Afghanistan to rise and promote the voice of right, equality and justice, defend human rights and spread public awareness in order to serve for social responsibilities. Despite continued challenges media outlets and journalists have made tremendous progress which it has resulted in harm of their personal life from time to time due to threats of insecurity, war, warlords, strongmen, corrupted actors in government as well as in attacks of Taliban and ISIS insurgents. Hence, media outlets and journalists have been carrying on their responsibilities despite of availed risks to them and their families. In this paper, it has been viewed the status of media freedom, process of development and continued challenges to media freedom and journalists.

Keywords

EN

Media; democracy; Afghanistan; propaganda

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Reality of Politics
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 19
• Pages: 64-77

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Masom Jan Masomy

• Afghanistan Academy of Sciences

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/rop2022104

Biblioteka Nauki

2030684