Islamic Emirate defend banning BBC, VOA, DW and CGTN
KABUL (SW) -The Islamic Emirate authorities have defended banning telecast of the international broadcasters’ local language programmes in Afghanistan.
Category: Arts & Culture
Ban on BBC dubbed as ‘repressive step’ against people’ of Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has condemned the recent restrictions on broadcast of international media partners’ local language news on the TV stations in the country.
Salam Watandar reporter kept captive by intelligence directorate forces
KABUL (SW) – Forces of the Islamic Emirate’s Intelligence Directorate have held a Salam Watandar reporter captive in Kabul for hours on Saturday while he was performing his duty.
Students fear for ‘educational catastrophe’ in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Teachers and students fear the array of restrictions imposed by the Ministry of Higher Education will lead to academic catastrophe in the country.
Intelligence forces detain three senior Tolo News members
KABUL (SW) – A reliable source in the TOLO News private television has confirmed to Salam Watandar that three employees of this organisation were arrested by the Islamic Emirate’s intelligence forces on Thursday evening.
Salam Watandar baggs two awards
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar has bagged two awards for the year as the Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media facilitated journalists in various categories through a competitive process.
Restrictions mount on local journalists in provinces
MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – A number of local media professionals in the provinces have expressed concern that with the advent of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, restrictions on local journalists and media work have increased.
Right of access to information gets severely restricted
KABUL (SW) – Media houses and journalists across Afghanistan continue to face challenges nearly seven months on since the establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.
Funds sought to revive media houses facing closure
LASHKARGAH (SW) – The Islamic Emirate is seeking international funds to support and revive media houses facing eminent closure, said an official on Sunday.
Legendary singer Gul Zaman is no more
KABUL (SW) – Legendary Afghan singer Master Gul Zaman has passed away at the age of 82.
Valentine’s Day goes unnoticed
KABUL (SW) – This year’s Valentine Day celebrations were muted as youth avoided marking it in the public in the wake of the rise to power by the Islamic Emirate.
Islamic Emirate appoints women representative in Badakhshan
FAIZABAD (SW) – A woman has been picked for the first time since the recent developments in the country by the Islamic Emirate to represent the Badakhshan women.
