Due to U.S. funding cuts, emergency response systems such as safe houses inside Afghanistan that supported at-risk media workers have been closed or are operating at reduced capacity.

Date: 6/25

Region: Europe & Central Asia

Country: Afghanistan

Topic: Governance & Rights

Policy Lens: Democracy & Governance

Entry Type: Human Impact

Additional Context: This information comes from the Internews report, "Crisis in Journalism: The Impact of the US Government Funding Cuts on Global Media" published in June 2025. The research was led by Internews Europe in close collaboration with three consortia of media development organisations brought together under the European Commission’s Thematic Framework Partnership Agreement for Human Rights and Democracy. The researchers gathered information through direct interviews and surveys with frontline media partners.

Source: Internews