Kabul, March 22 (IANS) At least 43 shops were reduced to ashes after a fire broke out at a local market in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, the provincial department of information and culture said in a statement.The blaze erupted in Ab Jim market in Raghistan district, said the statement on Saturday evening, adding that preliminary estimations indicate that shop owners have inflicted damages worth nearly 22 million afghanis (around 349,000 US dollars).The cause of the fire remains un…
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Kabul, Jan 19 (IANS) China continues to increase its media presence in Afghanistan since Taliban seized power in 2021 with Afghan journalists claiming that Chinese media outlets in the country are reporting content that highlights Beijing’s positive role while avoiding stories regarding poverty, repression or human rights abuses, a report has stated. After Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, media landscape has collapsed due to lack of funding and restrictions. Hundreds of media outlets…