Afghan news

When the US left Afghanistan it was predicted and hoped by some that the news would be blocked. It is difficult to find stories in the main press but if you look you can find many stories. Here is sampling of stories about news people left behind. Among the most tragic examples is the story of how the administration left behind more than 100 government-sponsored journalists, plus their families, after putting them through three weeks of hell. Are we going to pay attention to it anymore? US news outlets are charting a course for Afghan coverage after America leaves Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? Afghan VOA reporters stuck in Kabul fear they will be forgotten, says colleague WASHINGTON — Afghan journalists with the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media outlets were shocked they were not evacuated out of Afghanistan by the U.S. government and fear they will be forgotten, one colleague who did make it out said Friday. Taliban have been detaining and assaulting journalists and imposing new restrictions on media work, Human Rights Watch said today o The media spotlight in Afghanistan is about to dim as journalists evacuate The New York Times' Peter Baker tweeted Thursday that the Biden team's "cold political calculation is that Americans won't care what happens in Afghanistan as long as Americans are safe."