More than 500 media outlets in Afghanistan have been shut down since the Taliban came to power

The Afghan Journalists Association and the Afghanistan Journalists’ Center reported that hundreds of journalists fled and 578 media outlets closed after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

A joint report released by the two organizations stressed that violence against journalists has increased since the Taliban came to power and the media work environment has become more limited, stating that 117 cases of violence against journalists were recorded in Afghanistan this solar year. Of these, 33 cases of violence were recorded during the rule of Ashraf Ghani and another 66 during the rule of the Taliban.

The report also states that 30% of the active media in Afghanistan are on the verge of closing down and 578 video, audio, print and internet media have been shut down due to the deteriorating security and economic situation.

According to the report, four journalists and media workers, including a foreign journalist, were killed in Kabul and some other provinces this year.