US Officials: Access to information is a universal right; Afghan journalists must be protected

Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, highlighted the importance of protecting journalists worldwide in a post on his social media platform X on Saturday.

“Today, the United States reaffirms its commitment to ending impunity for crimes against journalists. We call on all governments to protect journalists from violence and hold perpetrators of crimes accountable,” Miller stated.

Simultaneously, on November 5, Karen Decker, the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Mission to Afghanistan...