On May 2, Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) reported on the deteriorating situation of media in Afghanistan – adding violence cases against journalists have increased by 64 percent in the past year, reports The Khaama Press News Agency.The report says that the findings of AFJC indicate that over the past 12 months (May 2022- May 2023), at least 213 incidents of violence, threats, and detention of journalists have been recorded in the country. The violent incidents include one death, 21 injuries, six physical harassments, 115 threats, arrest of 70 journalists, out of which at least two reporters (Murtaza Behbudi and Khairullah Parhar) are still in Taliban custody.The centre has also stated that the media situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime has had a negative process – adding after the overthrow of the previous government in August 2021, roughly half of 600 media outlets have ceased operation due to economic problems and restrictions imposed by the ruling regime.