AP: The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice alleged that Arezo TV in Kabul was working with media outside Afghanistan and that it was paying temporary workers to dub “vulgar serials and programs” that went against Islamic and Afghan principles and traditions. Afghanistan fares poorly in terms of press freedom, with the latest index from Reporters without Borders ranking the country 178 out of 180. Last year, it ranked 152. Click here to read more (external link).

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