The TV station the Taliban would love to ban - Index on Censorship

In Kandahar province, located in southern Afghanistan, the Taliban have banned the broadcast of women's voices on radio programs, following the order issued last August banning the voices of Afghan women in public throughout Afghanistan. "The broadcast of women's voices on radio, including the broadcast of any messages by women in entertainment programs, is strictly prohibited," reads the order issued by the Kandahar Information and Culture Dire…

The TV station the Taliban would love to ban - Index on Censorship

The world of Afghan TV presenter Golali Karimi fell apart in August 2021 when the Taliban stormed her studio. “They took our security guards, broke into our building and rushed on set. I knew then, the Taliban had taken Kabul.” Karimi, who worked for a number of Afghan channels including Shamshad TV and Lemar TV, would later be asked to interview Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, in what would be one of his first public interviews on tele…