Danish Karokhel is the director of '' Pajhwok Afghan News'', which is one of the leading independent news agencies in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...

. In 2008, he won an International Press Freedom Award from the

Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of jou ...

. The award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.

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