1. Media and Conflict: Afghanistan as a Relative Success Story
- Author:
- Yll Bajraktari and Christina Parajon
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- The development of media in post-Taliban Afghanistan has been relatively successful (compared with both the Taliban regime and other countries subject to international intervention) in establishing free and responsible expression despite the lack of electricity, harsh terrain, absence of viable media outlets during the Taliban regime, and a conservative religious society that subordinates women. However, Afghanistan's media development remains incomplete. Since it still faces many challenges, the international community must continue to assist and support it.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Development, and Education
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, Asia, and Taliban