Nai, an organization supporting media outlets from Afghanistan in exile, says around 5,000 former media workers and journalists in Afghanistan are suffering from unemployment.
The organization said in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 12, that some of these people have turned to other occupations, while others are staying at home and living under psychological and emotional pressure.
According to Nai, the closure of media outlets and organizations where these individuals worked is one of the main reasons for the unemployment of former media workers.
The organization added that some others have lost their jobs due to declining revenues at the media outlets where they worked, while some women media workers have also become unemployed because of their gender.
According to the statement, media outlets cannot publish or broadcast content without the Taliban’s permission, and the group has imposed restrictions on how news should be covered and published.
Nai added that in reputable media outlets, the Taliban are directly present, while in other media outlets, they are in contact with media managers and monitor their activities through them.
The organization said that around 60 percent of the media outlets that were active during the republican government, numbering approximately 500 outlets, have ceased operations. However, other media outlets have also been established by the Taliban under the title of private media.
