Danish Karokhel
Encyclopedia
Danish Karokhel is director of Pajhwok Afghan News
, Afghanistan
's leading independent news agency. In 2008, he won an International Press Freedom Award
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
. The award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.
Pajhwok Afghan News
Pajhwok Afghan News is a news agency established in March 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. It is Afghanistan's largest independent news service, providing broad-based coverage of news in English, Pashto and Dari...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
's leading independent news agency. In 2008, he won an International Press Freedom Award
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment. Created in 1991, the awards are administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists....
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
. The award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.