Women presenters attacked

 

Reporters Without Borders  has called for action from  the authorities to protect women journalists from attacks  by the Taliban as well as Religious fundamentalists, warlords and local politicians in Afghanistan. A 22-year-old presenter on the local public television station, Herat TV, was stabbed in her home in Herat on 15 May, two weeks after unidentified individuals threatened all public radio and TV employees. The deputy editor of Radio Faryad and host of a very popular programme in which people can question politicians about every day problems, had grenades were thrown at her home on 6 and 11 April. She was not injured but her house was badly damaged.