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An Afghan radio station produced completely by Afghan women will resume transmissions after the Taliban raised a suspension imposed by alleged cooperation with the television channel of a foreign country.
Radio Begum launched International Women’s Day in March 2021, only five months before the Taliban He took control of Afghanistan During the chaotic withdrawal of the US and NATO troops of the region.
The Station brother satellite channel, Begum TV, operates from France and transmits content in the Afghanistan school study of grades seven to 12.
The Taliban forbidden education For women and girls in the country after sixth grade.
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This photo taken on November 28, 2021 shows students who attend a class in the air on Kabul radio. (Getty images)
On Saturday, the Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture said in a statement that Radio Begum had requested permission repeatedly to resume transmissions.
The suspension rose after the station pledged to Taliban officials, the ministry said.
Radio Begum agreed to transmissions “according to the principles of journalism and the regulations of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and avoid any violation in the future,” said the statement. The Ministry did not offer details about what those principles and regulations may be.
This photo taken on November 28, 2021 shows the director of the Saba Chaman station, on the right, and his colleague who works in a Begm radio studio in Kabul. (Getty images)
The station confirmed that permission had been given to resume transmission, without providing additional details.
The Taliban officials imposed the suspension after they raided the Kabul -based station on February 4 and confiscated computers, hard drives and telephones, and arrested two male employees who do not occupy any senior management position, said the departure in a statement in a statement In the statement in the statement time.
Taliban have banned women from education, many work fields and public spaces since they took control of the country in the summer of 2021. Journalists, especially women, have lost their work as Taliban Control the media In the region.
This photo taken on November 28, 2021 shows students who attend a class in the air on Kabul radio. (Getty images)
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The borders without borders classified Afghanistan 178 of 180 countries in the 2024 Press Index, a fall of the previous year when it occupied 152.
The Ministry did not identify the television channel with which he accused Radio Begum of Working, but his statement cited an alleged collaboration with “media sanctioned abroad.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
