Afghanistan - Afghan leaders call for release of journalists held hostage

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Peace is impossible without freedom and safety for media   As Afghanistan embarks on what could be a long peace process, senior Afghan representatives have called for the release of journalists held hostage and for more respect for the freedom and safety of media personnel.   Senate speaker Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (who heads the National Commission for Peace), information and culture minister Makhdom Raheen, Council of Ulemas spokesman Fazel Ahamad Manawi and Afghanistan's journalists' (...)

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