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Afghanistan suspends BBC radio broadcasts

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has suspended BBC radio broadcasts across the country. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Information stated that the decision was made due to repeated violations by the media company.

In brief

  • The Taliban government suspended BBC radio broadcasts in Afghanistan.
  • The decision was made due to repeated violations.
  • The Ministry of Information spokesperson confirmed the suspension.
  • The BBC’s Afghan service has been operating since 1981.
Covered by 1 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business not in the collected reports
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants 2 sources
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, media business, big capital, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
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Readers and grants
  • Newsroom 1
  • Commentary 1
100%2 items

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2

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