VOA慢速英語：2016年是阿富汗新聞記者最艱難的時刻
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2016年是阿富汗新聞記者最艱難的時刻
The year 2016 has been the most violent year ever for reporters in Afghanistan, a new report says.
新聞記者報道：對于新聞記者來說，2016年是阿富汗最暴力的一年。
The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee released its latest report Monday. The group observes the safety situation of reporters in the country.
本周一，阿富汗新聞記者安全委員會發(fā)布最新的報告。阿富汗新聞記者委員會是負(fù)責(zé)調(diào)查阿富汗新聞報道安全環(huán)境的組織。
Ten members of the media have been killed this year. That is the most in the country’s history.
今年已經(jīng)有十名新聞記者犧牲。這是歷史最高記錄。
The group reports a total of 54 incidents of violence against journalists since January 2016. That is a 38 percent increase compared to the first half of last year.
自2016年6月開始該組織報道了54件反新聞記者事件。
The report also says the government was involved with 21 of the violent incidents. It did not, however, provide details about the people involved.
該組織表明政府參與了21件暴力事件。但并沒有報道參與的人員名單。
The report also notes the number of Taliban-linked cases has increased. The Taliban reportedly was responsible for 16 cases of violence against journalists.
該報道表明于塔利班有關(guān)的暴力事件持續(xù)上升。據(jù)報道，塔利班反記者事件有16起。
The safety committee's latest report also says that the number of women working in media in Afghanistan has decreased since 2014.
安全委員會最近的報道表明自2014年開始，阿富汗女性新聞工作者持續(xù)上升。
However, the report calls Afghanistan’s mostly free media and freedom of expression “the greatest achievements of the past 15 years.”
盡管如此，這份報道表明阿富汗的自由媒體和自由言論是過去十五年來最杰出的貢獻(xiàn)。
But, it said Afghan media still faces “serious challenges.”
但是阿富汗媒體仍面對危險挑戰(zhàn)。
This was the seventh report produced by the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee.
這是阿富汗新聞記者安全委員會的第七份報道。
I’m Ashley Thompson.
2016 Most Dangerous Year Ever for Afghan Journalists
The year 2016 has been the most violent year ever for reporters in Afghanistan, a new report says.
The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee released its latest report Monday. The group observes the safety situation of reporters in the country.
Ten members of the media have been killed this year. That is the most in the country’s history.
The group reports a total of 54 incidents of violence against journalists since January 2016. That is a 38 percent increase compared to the first half of last year.
The report also says the government was involved with 21 of the violent incidents. It did not, however, provide details about the people involved.
The report also notes the number of Taliban-linked cases has increased. The Taliban reportedly was responsible for 16 cases of violence against journalists.
The safety committee's latest report also says that the number of women working in media in Afghanistan has decreased since 2014.
However, the report calls Afghanistan’s mostly free media and freedom of expression “the greatest achievements of the past 15 years.”
But, it said Afghan media still faces “serious challenges.”
This was the seventh report produced by the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee.
I’m Ashley Thompson.
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Words in This Story
journalist – n. a person who collects, writes and edits news stories for newspapers, magazines, television or radio
mission – n. a task or job that someone is given to do
challenge – ?n. a difficult task or problem : something that is hard to do
