Journalists and media in Afghanistan have raised concerns that none of their organisations will be active in the next six months, unless concrete steps are taken.

Through the Afghanistan Journalists and Media Organizations Federation (AJMOF), they said there is need for urgently addressing their challenges, which include financial challenges.

The existence of media in any society guarantees democracy and other freedoms, they said, even though it has faced numerous challenges in the country since the Taliban took over.

The AJMOF officials said that the media has been facing challenges of access to information as well as financial problems since last August when the Taliban took over.

An official of the organisation said many journalists had been rendered jobless.

“Many have changed to other jobs because they are facing problems and cannot feed their families,” said Hujatullah Mujaddedi.

They called for help from the international community.