#Bbc news afghanistan tv#

Afghan families coming to the UK are placed in hotels until social housing can be provided by councils. Australia has the largest non-Nato troop presence in the country. The Australian review comes as the top allied general in Afghanistan has called for a large troops increase. Yet the regime imposed a slew of restrictions on women, effectively banning them from many government jobs, policing what they wear and preventing them from travelling outside of their cities alone. Marwa Koofi said she and her family were losing hope of finding permanent accommodation. The announcement is seen as the clearest signal so far that Australia may withdraw its 1,500 troops deployed in Afghanistan earlier than expected. The BBC's Farsi and BBC Uzbek television broadcasts in Afghanistan, through Ariana and Arezo TV, have also been shut down for the past few days.Īfter taking over Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had promised a softer rule compared with their first regime from 1996 to 2001, infamous for rampant human rights abuses.

#Bbc news afghanistan tv#

The BBC in its Pashto website reported that the show, which has been aired on local Shamshad TV across Afghanistan for years, was not aired on Sunday evening. At least 54 Afghans were killed by British special forces in suspicious circumstances during the 2010-11 Helmand tour. 'BBC Pashto TV's half-hour programme, which airs daily at 6 pm, has more than six million viewers in Afghanistan alone,' it said. On 14 August 2021, the night before the Taliban took control of Kabul, Shabhnam Dawran was preparing to present the news bulletin on Radio Television Afghanistan. BBC probe suggests Afghanistan war crimes by UK special forces. Kafala also called on the Taliban to reverse their decision and allow 'our TV partners to return the BBC's news bulletins to their airwaves immediately'.Īccording to the broadcaster, the BBC World Service has been providing news, science, entertainment and other programmes to its viewers, readers and listeners across Afghanistan for decades. Statement on BBC News bulletins in #Afghanistan /FNrceErD0t- BBC News Press Team March 27, 2022