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Female journalists in Laghman are facing economic challenges

Local media in Laghman province, like other provinces of the country, are facing serious economic challenges. These challenges have severely affected the media work in this province and the journalists are also affected by these problems and are not able to follow their activities.

Local reporters in Laghman province told Khame Press that the media give them less points and currently they cannot do their work and media activities properly due to economic problems.

"Zamzeme Sapi" is an employee of a private radio station in Laghman province, whose economic problems have not only affected his work but also his physical and mental health.

Zammeh has been on duty for several months due to his passion for journalism, but he feels that his discouragement towards the work he is doing with a small score is taking him away from his work day by day.

On the other hand, some journalists in Laghman audio media say that despite their hard and exhausting work, they do not receive enough monthly salary, which has made their lives difficult.

Journalists in the broadcasting and administrative departments of five active radio stations in Laghman told Khame Press that the existing restrictions often force them to leave their jobs.

Soma Kainat, the reporter of "Kavon Vaghar" radio, says that working in the media is not without problems for them, but they still love it.

"Our first problem is that we don't have enough points," he says. If we are given this privilege, we will do our part better. "Another problem we have is in the area of ​​access to information, that we cannot reliably request information from institutions, or the relevant institutions do not provide information on time."

They are worried that if this serial process continues, journalists will face many problems in the future.

Haya, who works in another private radio station in Laghman, says that male and female reporters can go to remote areas to work, but she says that female reporters must have Muharram with them, and this is a serious challenge to work. it is them

In addition to national radio and television, there are five private radio stations operating in Laghman, in which, along with dozens of men, about 8 female employees also work.

With the arrival of the Islamic Emirate, many media stopped working, and in addition to dozens of men, women journalists also lost their jobs, and currently, journalists are suffering from mental and emotional illnesses due to unemployment.

It should be noted that before the arrival of the Islamic Emirate, there were 530 active media, including 70 television channels, 300 radio stations, and the rest of the written media and news agencies, which provided employment for hundreds of female journalists.

 

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