Day: September 18, 2021

153 media organizations cease operations

MONITORING (SW) – At least 153 media organisations have been forced to cease operations as the Taliban’s new regime solidifies in Afghanistan, with women journalists barred from working, telecommunication shutdowns and ever-increasing threats and violence towards media workers.

US confirms only civilians were killed in Kabul drone strike

MONITORING (SW) – The U.S. military retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not a Daesh terrorist as first believed.