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Ghazni Media Outlets Encounter Financial, Security Challenges

Insecurity and financial problems are the most serious challenges that the private media organizations are facing with in Ghazni province, media workers said.  

Sonia Negah, a radio announcer in a local radio station in Ghazni City, said she hides her identity due to security issues.

“Previously it was deemed as a shame for families to let their female members work in media organizations, but now this problem is solved to some extent. It is because peoples’ awareness is low and they count women employment in media as a dishonor,” said Negah.

Negah studies economy and had started working in media when she was 14 years old. Negah said she has has four years of experience of working with media. 

“We cannot appear in TV programs and as you know there are lots of problems in this regard. If we find the opportunity in the future, we will act accordingly,” Negah said.

Negah’s colleagues say they face even more serious challenges specially when they go out of the city for news gathering. 

“In some events when we have gone out of the city with the government officials. No one paid attention when the vehicles belonged to reporters stopped due to technical problems on the way to Ghazni districts,” Gulabuddin Amiri, a journalist, said. 

Ghazni has less than 10 media organizations.

“When you work in government, there is a 12 or six months contract and a standard salary. But here in media, there is no work contract and in addition to less salaries, there is no financial support for media,” Arif Rawan, head of news desk of a private media organization, said. 

Private media organizations in Ghazni province receive commercial ads but they get a small amount of money in return. Sometimes they take five AFs for a one-minute ad. 

Owners of private media organizations said that for the past six months they are under pressure to pay tax both to government and to the Taliban. 

Ghazni Media Outlets Encounter Financial, Security Challenges

Owners of private media organizations said they are under pressure to pay tax both to government and to the Taliban. 

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Insecurity and financial problems are the most serious challenges that the private media organizations are facing with in Ghazni province, media workers said.  

Sonia Negah, a radio announcer in a local radio station in Ghazni City, said she hides her identity due to security issues.

“Previously it was deemed as a shame for families to let their female members work in media organizations, but now this problem is solved to some extent. It is because peoples’ awareness is low and they count women employment in media as a dishonor,” said Negah.

Negah studies economy and had started working in media when she was 14 years old. Negah said she has has four years of experience of working with media. 

“We cannot appear in TV programs and as you know there are lots of problems in this regard. If we find the opportunity in the future, we will act accordingly,” Negah said.

Negah’s colleagues say they face even more serious challenges specially when they go out of the city for news gathering. 

“In some events when we have gone out of the city with the government officials. No one paid attention when the vehicles belonged to reporters stopped due to technical problems on the way to Ghazni districts,” Gulabuddin Amiri, a journalist, said. 

Ghazni has less than 10 media organizations.

“When you work in government, there is a 12 or six months contract and a standard salary. But here in media, there is no work contract and in addition to less salaries, there is no financial support for media,” Arif Rawan, head of news desk of a private media organization, said. 

Private media organizations in Ghazni province receive commercial ads but they get a small amount of money in return. Sometimes they take five AFs for a one-minute ad. 

Owners of private media organizations said that for the past six months they are under pressure to pay tax both to government and to the Taliban. 

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