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Afghan News Network
Contains updated daily news on Afghanistan.
http://www.myafghan.com/
Radio Afghanistan
A 24 hour a day Afghan radio on the Internet playing contemporary and classical songs, where one may request their favourite Dari or Pashto song.
http://www.radioafghanistan.com
Afgha.com
Provides news stories and links, articles, maps and pictures relating to the country. Website managed by expatriates.
http://www.afgha.com/
Asre Jadid
Political publication of Afghanistan's communists.
http://www.asrejadid.org
AfghanMedia News Network
With daily news updates on Afghanistan, current issues, world news, sports news, and free email account.
http://afghanmedia.tripod.com/news/news.html
Abyz News Links
Links to newspapers and news sources about Afghanistan.
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/afgha.htm
Afghan News Network Services
Regularly updated links to news stories about the country.
http://www.afghannews.net/
Turkmeny's Afghan News Links
A collection of news sources.
http://www.turkmeny.com/
E-Ariana
Latest news, articles (serious and lighthearted), and cartoons presented by Ariana Afghan Media.
http://e-ariana.com/
Afghanistan News
Updated news headlines, world news and financial markets.
http://afghanistannews.net
Afghana! News Service
News service drawing on major international sources.
http://www.afghana.com/Education/News.htm
Afghanistan Information Portal
Current news and articles about issues relating to Afghans drawn from major media sources.
http://www.afghaninfo.org
Payam-e-Mujahid
Online weekly magazine and radio service in Afghanistan's official languages Pashto and Dari. RealPlayer necessary. Introductory information in English.
http://www.payamemujahid.com
Yahoo-Group: AfghanNews
Daily news, articles, information and announcements on Afghanistan and Afghan politics, by the Institute for Afghan Studies (IAS).
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfghanNews/
Open Media Fund Helps in Rebuilding Afghan Journalism
Reports on the work and future projects of the Open Media Fund.
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=27904&SelectRegion=Central_Asia&SelectCountry=AFGHANISTAN
Internews: Afghanistan
Offers news and information on the media landscape in the country, and reports on the organisation's projects to train journalists and provide technical assistance.
http://www.internews.org/regions/centralasia/afghanistan.htm
Afghans Savor Right to Write
A report on the new freedom of press, by Vivienne Walt.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/04/02/usat-afghan-satire.htm
Permission to Speak Out
Maggie Brown reports on a seminar hosted by the government to push forward a reform of the country's media, and the current press laws.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,784459,00.html
TV Turn-Off
Under new legislation television channels must cut sequences of romantic or sexual nature, and female singers are banned from radio programs.
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/arr/arr_200209_26_4_eng.txt
On the Radio, Afghans Call Nation to a New Day
Report on the radio program "Good Morning Afghanistan". New York Times, US [free registration required].
http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/04/international/asia/04AFGH.html
Afghanistan Gets New Press Law
A new law guaranteeing freedom of the press ends years of censorship.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1810983.stm
Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Afghanistan
Weekly reports in Dari, Pashto and English on human rights and media issues, and information on the IWPR's efforts to train Afghan journalists.
http://www.iwpr.net/afghan_index1.html
Reporting the Future: A Handbook for Afghan Journalists
Full text for download [pdf]. Explains international journalism and provides practical guidance on the basic techniques.
http://www.iwpr.net/development/resources/afghanhandbook_english.pdf
Afghanistan News - Topix.net
News on Afghanistan continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan
Kabul Press
Homepage of the non-governmental press agency. Includes the websites of RAHA, an international organization of independent writers, and links for related websites.
http://kabulpress.org
Aina
Organization based in Paris, supporting the development of media and cultural expression in Afghanistan. Presentation of projects and supported publications, including information on journalism training and the Kabul Media and Culture Center.
http://ainaworld.org/
Sayara
Aims to strengthen the development of media in the country, by providing training for journalists to students in Kabul, Herat and Mazar-I-Sharif, and by establishing mobile educative campaigns like the mobile theatre project and the election awareness campaign.
http://www.sayara-media.org/
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