Senior officials from President Ghani’s administration, including Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish, marked the Journalists National Day at a ceremony in Kabul on Monday.

Addressing the event, Danish said freedom of the press, which is one of the biggest achievements of Afghanistan in the past 18 years, should be preserved in the peace talks with the Taliban – who were once against freedom of the press during their rule in Kabul between 1996 to 2001. 

He said the Afghan people and government are supporting peace in order to preserve the past 18 years’ achievement, especially the freedom of the press.

Journalists and media organizations have played a crucial role in changing Afghan society, said UN envoy Tadamichi Yamamoto.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with Sayed Jafar Rastin, advisor to Information and Culture Ministry's publications and Hamid Mayar, a journalist.