An Afghan radio station that is produced entirely by Afghan women will resume broadcasts after the Taliban had lifted a suspension imposed on alleged cooperation with the TV channel of a foreign country.
Radio Begum was launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, only five months before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan During the chaotic withdrawal of us and NATO troops from the region.
The sister satellite channel of the station, Begum TV, works from France and sends content on the school curriculum of Afghanistan from classes seven to 12.
The Taliban forbidden education For women and girls in the country after the sixth grade.
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This photo taken on November 28, 2021, shows students who attend a class on-Air at Radio Begum in Kabul. (Getty Images)
On Saturday, the Ministry of Information and Culture of the Taliban said in a statement that Radio Begum had repeatedly asked permission to resume broadcasts.
The suspension was lifted after the station had made obligations to the Taliban officials, the ministry said.
Radio Begum agreed to carry out broadcasts “in accordance with the principles of journalism and the regulations of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and to avoid violations in the future,” said the statement. The ministry has not offered any details about what those principles and regulations can be.
This photo taken on November 28, 2021, shows station director Saba Chaman, right, and her colleague who work in a studio in Radio Begum in Kabul. (Getty Images)
The station confirmed that it had been given permission to resume the broadcaster, without providing additional details.
Taliban officials imposed the suspension after they had attacked the station established in Kabul on 4 February and seized computers, hard drives and telephones, and took two male employees in the time.
The Taliban have women for prohibited education, many work areas and public spaces since they have controled the country in the summer of 2021. Journalists, especially women, have lost their jobs as the Taliban Check the media In the region.
This photo taken on November 28, 2021, shows students who attend a class on-Air at Radio Begum in Kabul. (Getty Images)
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Reporters without borders ranked Afghanistan 178 of the 180 countries in the 2024 Press Freedom Index, a dip of the year before when it ranked 152.
The Ministry did not identify the TV channel with which the Radio Begum accused of working, but the statement called alleged cooperation with “foreign sanctioned media.”
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
