Media Freedom In Afghanistan Curtailed By Violence, Cultural Pressures

Afghan journalists were equally eager to answer the call, bolstered by the establishment of some 400 newspapers and magazines, 15 television channels, and dozens of radio stations after the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

But despite the apparent successes, Afghanistan's ambitions of free media have been pitted against conservative norms and intimidation, leading many journalists to place their survival above all else.
Media Freedom In Afghanistan Curtailed By Violence, Cultural ...