US provides $2 million to support Afghan Journalists: SIGAR

The United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has announced that the U.S. Department of State has provided $2 million in support for Afghan journalists.

According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, this program, titled “Safe Reporting in Afghanistan”, focuses on human rights and the work of the State Department of this country.

On Monday, SIGAR outlined on its page that the newly launched program is designed with a focus on achieving four key objectives.

SIGAR has described the purpose of this aid as “emergency support for journalists at risk, enhancing the security of journalists, supporting the media to produce and disseminate content that benefits the public, working against misinformation and following up on censorship.”

This comes at a time when media support organizations have recently expressed concern about the “increase in violence” against journalists in Afghanistan.

The Afghan Media Support Organization (Nai) has published a statement emphasizing that “in the first six months of the current solar year, at least 75 incidents of violations of journalists’ and media freedom have been recorded, including 33 arrests and 42 instances of threats.

It is worth mentioning that according to a report by the United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the United States has sent $11.11 billion to Afghanistan following the withdrawal of its troops from the country.

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