VOA News Ayaz Gul January 20, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghan officials say a suicide car bomb attack near the Russian Embassy in the capital Kabul has killed at least four people, including three women. Health ministry director Mohammad Ismail Kawasi told VOA at least 28 other people were wounded in the blast Wednesday. No one has claimed
The Guardian (UK): Afghan journalists and analysts face attempts on their lives for criticising militants – and some point the finger at a ‘fifth column’ in the government. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: NAI – Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan – on Sunday blasted the governors of Bamiyan and Daikundi provinces for reportedly imposing restrictions on local officials in terms of talking to the media. According to NAI, local officials in the two provinces are banned from speaking to the media unless they have permission from their
VOA News December 24, 2015 Local authorities in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province say that Sadai Khilafat Radio (Voice of Caliphate), which broadcast pro-Islamic State propaganda, has stopped broadcasting in the eastern province. Mimicking IS’s media outreach in Syria and Iraq, the Afghan branch also set up a radio station in Nangarhar, broadcasting at least one hour
Khaama Press: Pakistani news agency citing a senior security official, reports that the radio’s broadcasting messages of violence and extremism are being run from three main areas in eastern Afghanistan, two locations are Nazyan and Acheen districts of Nangarhar province and the third location is in Kunar province. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Noor Zahid December 22, 2015 The voice of a journalist who until recently used to work at radio stations in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province can now be heard in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, and neighboring districts as the voice of Islamic State’s new “caliphate radio.” Former colleagues are quick to recognize the voice
PRI: During the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, it was illegal to watch or even own a TV. But since their ouster in 2001, TV has made a comeback. That’s in part because Afghan journalists like Samiullah Mahdi have created all sorts of popular and controversial TV programs. “There are more than 50 television channels in Afghanistan, more
Khaama Press December 17, 2015 The Afghan government has been urged to take immediate steps in halting the radio station launched by the fanatics of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A media supporting agency issued a statement shortly after reports emerged regarding the launch
AOPNEWS | December 14, 2015 Donald Trump says that there is a “Muslim problem” in America, and that all Muslims must be tracked. He also says that Muslims were cheering the 9/11 attacks, and even calls for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out
TRINKOT, Afghanistan, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — Unknown gunmen attacked a house in the southern Uruzgan province early Monday, killing a man and a woman and injuring another, a local official said. The incident, according to the official who declined to be identified, took place in Putikalacha locality on the outskirt of provincial capital Trinkot in