Mass Media Commission is the only reference to observe media broadcasts in the country

Shiwai Sharq, the deputy person of Ministry of Information and Culture said to media outlets that we are trying to establish a monitoring team to monitor the content of media publications.
The Ministry of Information and Culture, while announcing the establishment of a monitoring team to monitor the contents of media publications, said that monitoring media publications is one of the tasks of the Mass Media Commission under the 3rd paragraph, 1st item of Article 43rd of the Mass Media Law.
Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan believes that no institution including the Ministry of Information and Culture has the right to establish a method or strategy for monitoring media coverage. According to Nai, if the Ministry of Information and Culture has intended it to implement such plans, it is against the mass media law and hopes that there is no other specific reason behind such decisions.
Nai thinks, whenever the Ministry of Information and Culture wants to have strong oversight of the media, it is better to make the Mass Media Commission’s role more appropriate, otherwise any other approach is against the law and is a pressure over media.