Afghan acting interior minister orders personnel not to give interviews to press

If needed, necessary procedures should be made following instruction by the ministry’s leadership and in coordination with the general directorate of strategic communications, according to the order.
The directorate should release information to media about the achievements of national police including the outcome of operations after receiving instructions from the ministry’s leadership, according to the order.
“No Interior Ministry’s personnel could publish secrets, documents on appointments, reshuffle, promotions, photos of personnel in uniform, vehicles, weapons, equipment, meetings and congratulatory events on social media,” the order reads.
It said that they cannot give interviews to media about the manner of interrogation, investigation of criminal cases, achievements and other issues related to counter-crime operations and criticize the ministry’s personnel.