Afghanistan, Nov. 1 -- While journalists once spent hours transcribing interviews, searching for information and reviewing documents, artificial intelligence tools can now perform some of these tasks in minutes, gradually changing the way reporters work.

Several Afghan journalists say they use AI to find story ideas, summarise documents, translate material, prepare interview questions, edit text and convert audio recordings into written transcripts. They say these tools have significantly reduced the time needed to prepare reports.

Shakila Shams, a reporter for 1TV, says she mainly uses AI for writing tasks, editing text and modifying images. Shortening lengthy texts and suggesting headlines are among the ways she uses the technology in h...