Afghan journalists have denounced that among the evacuees from Afghanistan are people who infiltrated the refugees stealing the identities of the informants. The victims have requested an urgent investigation, since they cannot leave the country under the control of the Taliban.
At a press conference in Kabul, journalists have also denounced that some institutions issue false identification cards and journalistic documents for non-citizens, who use them to evacuate the country, something for which they would charge 100 dollars.
In this sense, they have also assured that some institutions have evacuated their employees and relatives under the name of reporters who are still in Afghanistan, reports the Tolo News television network.
At the press conference, communication workers recalled that their situation is precarious, after the closure of multiple media outlets after the Taliban seized power. Especially difficult is the situation of the journalists, they have recalled themselves, who have lamented their economic situation.
“After the fall of the previous government, most of the women have lost their jobs and now face serious financial problems,” explained one of the journalists, Farjunda Mohibi .
For his part, the deputy director of the Federation of Journalists of Afghanistan, Hujatulá Mujaddadi, has indicated that they are investigating the issuance of “false journalistic documents” and the sending out of the country of people “under the name of journalists.”
In recent days, information has become known, through Bloomberg, that a plane destined for the evacuation of journalists from the private airline Kam Air has transferred relatives of the directors of the same to Abu Dhabi, something that is also being investigated by the federation, according to Mujaddadi.
According to the latest count of journalists’ unions, at least 153 media outlets have shut down in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power on August 15.
The Taliban have ensured after taking power that they will create a safe environment for the media and journalists in particular to continue working, but they have already banned, for example, women’s access to their jobs in the media.
