What is being called the Kandahar Press Club opened Tuesday, giving local reporters a press centre in which to work, hold news conferences and file stories. Fazal Rehman, a local journalist, who works for Voice of America, says the centre gives the media community a place to meet and exchange ideas. He says healthy debate is important for Afghan democracy. The centre is located behind 10-metre-high concrete blast barriers, which were paid for by the Canadian government. Canada's civilian representative in Kandahar, Ben Rowswell, says journalists in Kandahar are already very aware of the risks, but the centre sends an important message to Afghans about the value of an independent media.
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