The de facto government of Afghanistan has condemned that they died yesterday in an Israeli attack against the Nasser hospital, in Gaza, and accused Israel of committing a “continuous genocide” against the Palestinians. What you read: the same ones that cut off press freedom, tearing their clothes.
The deputy spokesman of the Islamists, Hamdullah Fitrat, said in a statement shared last night that “the murder of journalists is a serious crime and a dark spot for those who claim to defend freedom of expression,” in reference to the death of five informants yesterday in Gaza. In addition, the fundamentalists who exercise power in Kabul since August 2021, condemned what they called “the ongoing genocide against the Muslims of Palestine and the brutal aggression of the Zionist regime” in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army attacked last Monday the Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, killing 20 people, five of them journalists working for international media. According to the Gazati authorities, since October 2023, when attacks were intensified in the Gaza Strip, 245 journalists, informants and influential have been killed. On the case of yesterday, the cabinet of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that it is already being investigated.
The Taliban government has constantly stated its opposition to Israel’s military actions in Gaza and has requested immediate humanitarian access to the enclave, where the Palestinian authorities assure that thousands of people have died since the outbreak of the fighting. However, the criticism in this case to Tel Aviv Rezuma Cinismo, since the regime, which resumed power now four years ago, is one of the toughest with the press worldwide.
The beam that is not seen
The media are absolutely controlled by the Ministry of Information and Culture. This includes the newspaper, radio and television command. Most of the reporters and journalists have fled and the presence of information women is not allowed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) places Afghanistan in 175 over 180 in its. According to this NGO, at least 12 media were forced to close in 2024. “Another risk that“ black booths ”in the region is developed in the region is the suspension of the programs in short wave of Radio Free Asia (RFA) in Mandarín, Tibetano and Laosiano, after the decision of Donald Trump to dismantle the body that financed them, the USAGM, in March 2025,” adds.
Repression against journalists and media in Afghanistan intensified during the first half of this year, with a 56% increase in attacks on press freedom compared to the same period last year, according to another complaint of (AFJC), which recorded at least 140 violations. In a report released in July, it was explained that “most of the incidents – more than 120 – were linked to threats and intimidation, while at least 20 journalists were arrested, mostly for collaborating with international media or for criticizing the Taliban authorities.”
In addition, the AFJC stressed the increase in restrictions aimed at women journalists and media led by women, who face pressures such as the obligation to appoint male directors, the denial of licenses or direct closing threats if they do not meet the new impositions.
