Muhammad Haroon Niromand who was working as a technician in a state-run TV channel- Wolisi Jirga TV- committed suicide in Kabul on Thursday, November 4 due to critical financial problems.
Obiadullah Ikhlas, a close relative of the slain Niromand has confirmed his death and added that he was recently suffering from serious financial and mental difficulties.
Ikhlas said that Niromand worked at the TV channel for three years and was laid off liked tens of others after the TV channel closed following the Taliban takeover on August 15.
Journalists are among those who have been impacted the most after the recent political changes in Afghanistan.
Based on the statistics of the national union of journalists in Afghanistan, 70% of media have stopped operation and 67% of Afghan journalists left jobless after the Taliban takeover.
Journalists and journalists’ advocates in Afghanistan have been warning that the biggest achievement of the past two decades is in danger of degeneration if not addressed.
They have asked the international community to support media and freedom of speech in Afghanistan.
