RFE/RL has condemned a decision by the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to cut off its broadcasts in 13 Afghan cities and said it will continue to broadcast from outside the country despite the ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday. Sadai Banowan, ...

UNESCO Senior Program Specialist for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Andrea Cairola (left) meets with AIJA President Hujatullah Mujadadi in Kabul. Photo courtesy AIJA via Facebook. In ...

Radio Azadi, the Dari- and Pashto-language service, of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty can once again be heard in Afghanistan. On Dec. 1, 2022, the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan removed Azadi ...

A women-run radio station in Afghanistan’s northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday. Sadai Banowan, which means women’s voice ...

Over the past year, at least 7 radio stations have been shut down because of the restrictive orders imposed by the Taliban. This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 13 February 2025.

Najia Sroosh, the Editor-in-Chief of the Voice of Women Radio now closed by the Taliban regime calls for the support of women in Turkey and in the world. Founded and led by women, Radio Dada-e Banowan ...

According to some sources, Sultan Ali Jawadi was found guilty of "propaganda against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" and "espionage for foreign countries." This statement was originally published ...

We have an update on free society in the rocky terrain of Afghanistan. The ruling Taliban keep adding more restrictions, but have yet to close one democratic institution, a TV channel called TOLOnews.

Two more journalists have been arrested by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan, where women's voices were also barred from radio broadcasts. A source who requested anonymity told RFE/RL that ...