Press organizations urge UNSC to protect Afghan journalists

As many as 41 organizations from around the world have called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists amid a surge in targeted violence against journalists in the war-torn country.

In an open letter to the UNSC, the press organizations as well as the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan have warned that the situation will leave a devastating impact on the country’s fragile freedom of the press if the UNSC does not take immediate action to protect the journalist community in Afghanistan.