{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Letter asks presidential candidates to pledge to advance press freedom","author_name":"","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article3838.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article3838.html'\u003ELetter asks presidential candidates to pledge to advance press freedom\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReporters Without Borders wrote today to Afghanistan\u2019s leading presidential candidates \u2013 including Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, Ashraf Ghani, Ramazan Bashardost and Sayed Jalal Karim \u2013 urging them to give a clear undertaking to ensure that press freedom becomes firmly rooted in the everyday life of Afghans. The election is due to take place on 20 August. \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nThe letter asked them to publicly express their concern about a recent wave of press freedom violations, pointing out that the (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}