Nai, Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, in a statement, announced that the local radio station, Nehad, has stopped its broadcast operations in northern Afghanistan.
The station is based in Balkh province and has stopped its broadcast due to economic problems.
Nai emphasised that after the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, almost half of Afghan media outlets have collapsed.
The broadcast operation of the radio station had also stopped last year due to a fire incident. According to the owners of the radio, the media group had been established 16 years ago in the Balkh province.
Nai stressed that mass media has been one of the major achievements of the past two decades in Afghanistan and said that the media ecosystem is in a decline.
Nai added that more than 65 percent of journalists and media workers have lost their jobs in the last two years.
