Kabul: The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture has reported that 51 media outlets in the country have been shut down due to violence in the past three months. The ministry said 16 media outlets, including four TV networks, are in Helmand, which has stopped functioning in recent times.

Acting Minister for Information and Culture Qasim Wafizada said that 35 media outlets have stopped their work so far. More than six media outlets, terror outfits have gone into the hands of the Taliban, and their activities are being used by the Taliban as their voice. Data from Nai, an organization that supports open media in Afghanistan, shows that 51 media outlets across the country have been shut down since April.

According to the data, these outlets were operating in Helmand, Kandahar, Badakhshan, Takhar, Baghlan, Samangan, Balkh, Sar-e-Pul, Jawzjan, Faryab, Nuristan, and Badghis. Five TV networks and 44 radio stations, one media center, and a news agency are among the outlets that halted their operations. In this period, over 1,000 reporters and media workers, including 150 women, lost their jobs. Meanwhile, two journalists, including Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui, have been killed in the Taliban attack so far.

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