Afghan TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Taliban seizure and forced closure
Taliban personnel reportedly raided Afghan TV's Kabul premises, expelled staff, confiscated equipment and transmitters, and locked the facility. Media-watch organizations linked the incident to the broader suppression of Afghan press freedom after the Taliban's return to power.
2006
Court fine over inappropriate content
The Afghan Supreme Court fined Afghan TV 50,000 Afghan afghanis after a broadcast containing material authorities characterized as inappropriate, including adult content. The televised proceedings became part of a larger controversy over the authority of conservative religious figures and state institutions to restrict television entertainment.