A Private TV Broadcast Banned in Afghanistan

The broadcast of a private Afghan TV Channel was blocked by the Afghan Council of Ministers Tuesday after being accused of provoking friction and ruining national unity

Head of "Imroz", the banned Afghan channel, called the decision made by the Council of Ministers a hasty action and said the decision was made under pressure of Iranian government.

The Afghan Council of Ministers ordered the Ministry of Information and Culture to temporarily stop the telecast of Imroz TV for airing programs that arouse religious discrepancies and harms national unity.

The stance and the disagreements of Imroz TV against the strategies of the Iranian government in Afghanistan have a huge role in the decision, said head of the private TV channel, Najibullah Kabuli.

The Afghan government has also urged TOLO TV, a famous Afghan TV, and Channel One TV to stop the broadcast of their new programs "Deal or no Deal" of TOLO TV and "Del-o-Na Del" which is being telecasted by Channel One TV.

A number of Afghan lawyers have cited the decision by Afghan government against the laws of media.

After the establishment of the new Afghan government, media has developed tremendously and the government has always announced the freedom of media as one of its significant achievement.

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written by Mustafa Soltany, July 31, 2010

I support this action of Government.
I have seen all programs of this TV, and it was all against of ISLAM not just Afghanistan. This TV was broadcasting sexy Films, songs.

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Government Action!!!
written by Mukhtar Niazi, July 28, 2010

I appreciate this action of the Karzai administration.
I hope they take a strong action on The Indian and Other Serial or Dramas which are being showed in all Tvs, although they have Advised the ministry of Cultural and Information of Afghanistan, but we saw nothing. Imroz Tv is not the only one Tv, which created problems, why dont we see the other Tvs. Like:
Tolo on Top, Rahi Farda, Tamadon, Negah.......


Thanks for reading my comments.

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written by Haroon Enry, July 28, 2010

من نمی دانم چرا پای کشور ايران در تحطيل کردن يک tv خسوسی از طرف موديرمحصول اين شبکه کشانده شد.آيا مردم افغانستان که سال ها وقرن ها در اين کشور بنام تشيح زنده گی کردن هرروز ازطرف ايرن تقويه مالي شدن.اين چه منطق ضيف است ايا سياه پوش کردن شهر در ماه مهرم ان قدر خرچ زياد مخواهد که8 ميليون احل تشح توان ان را ندارد هرکس ک پيغمبر بزرگ اسلام وهال بيت ان بزرگوار را دوست دارد جان خود را فدايشان مکندد چند پول ناچيز چه است با آن شهر را سياه پوش نکنند .منطق ضيف کارگردان اين شبکه قابل سوال است اميدد وارم که محصولان اين نوح افراد را درآينده قابليت شماری کنند وبهدن اجازه نشرات دهند .وسلام

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