Harun Najafizada
In late September, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan started jamming the Afghanistan International TV news channel with newly acquired equipment obtained from Iran. Earlier, in May, they issued a stark ban on communications with the Afghanistan International network, paving the way for the current jamming. They explicitly threatened Afghan citizens against engaging with or even watching our channel.
These draconian measures stem from our steadfast commitment to delivering uncensored news and information to the Afghan populace, who are under the tight grip of the de facto authorities striving to impose their narrative through a heavily censored media landscape, a misappropriated remnant of the international community-backed Republic era in Afghanistan.
In the past, such an authoritarian edict and the desperate attempt to silence the voice of the Afghan people through new waves of jamming attacks on our channel might have signaled the demise of our 24/7 London-based channel, which serves a nation of 40 million people. However, the digital revolution and modern journalism ensure our continued operation, allowing us to cover Afghanistan during these critical times and holding the Taliban rulers accountable.
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