It charts the progress that the press has made in the seven years since President Karzi came to power and concludes that freedoms are deteriorating in the country.
It appeals to the Afghan authorities to tacke urgent action to tackle this downwards slide
Many journalists it says
Live in fear and the authorities have a duty to take measures that enable them to work freely in their everyday tasks.
The report goes onto say that
How can the government and international community hope to combat the corruption and drug trafficking that are poisoning the entire state if there is no free press capable of exposing all the faults and failings of misgovernance? How can you combat Taliban propaganda if the government is unable to defend free speech?
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