The Taliban on Thursday banned the FM radio broadcasts streaming from Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Afghanistan stations, saying that they are stopped due to non-compliance with journalistic principles and one-sided broadcasts.
A Hollywood film project and a joint attempt by Iran and Turkey to register the principal works of the poet Rumi with the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list have recently caused political turmoil, above all, in Afghanistan. By Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi
The leader of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzadeh, said that the movement will deal with the international community in accordance with the provisions of Islamic law, and that they will not deal with any other country if the law does not allow it.
On the threshold of National Armed Forces Day in Afghanistan, the Soldier Film Festival opened in Kabul on Wednesday and is a cooperative effort between the Afghan Ministry of Information a
August 4, 2021
KABUL: The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture on Tuesday said that 51 media outlets have been closed in the country due to an increase in violence over the last three months.
The ministry said that 16 of the media outlets, including four TV networks, are in Helmand and stopped operating in recent weeks. “So far, 35 media outlets have stopped their operations, over six media outlets have fallen to the Taliban and are being used as a voice for their activities,” said acting Minister of Information and Culture Qasim Wafaeezada. Data by Nai, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, shows that 51 media outlets have been closed across the country since April.