Pulitzer Prize Board awards special Citation to Afghanistan journalists

The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a special citation to journalists of Afghanistan including reporters, drivers, photographers and interpreters for their courageous work. According to a press release, the Pulitzer Prize Board decided to honour the women and men of Afghanistan who have dedicated themselves at great personal risk to create and support journalism that has chronicled decades of life and war. The board co-chairs Katherine Boo, Gail Collins and John Daniszewski also stated that the efforts of such courageous Afghan residents helped produce Pulitzer-winning and Pulitzer-worthy images and stories that have contributed to a wider understanding of profoundly tragic and complicated circumstances.

The Pulitzer Prize Board has issued a special citation to honor and assist Afghanistan journalism workers. The citation "comes with a $100,000 grant to be administered by @pressfreedom for the emergency relief of such individuals and their families." https://t.co/ASzXZSXdas

— The Pulitzer Prizes (@PulitzerPrizes) August 27, 2021

From staff and freelance correspondents to interpreters to drivers to hosts, courageous Afghan residents helped produce Pulitzer-winning and Pulitzer-worthy images and stories that have contributed to a wider understanding of profoundly tragic and complicated circumstances. "In support of their safety in either their continued work or their resettlement, this citation comes with a $100,000 grant to be administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists for the emergency relief of such individuals and their families."