Tolo controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Media restrictions after the Taliban takeover
Following the Taliban takeover, restrictions on music and on portrayals of men and women interacting constrained TOLO’s entertainment output. The channel removed Afghan Star, reduced entertainment programming, and increased religious and single-sex formats.
2016
Taliban attack on TOLO staff
On 21 January 2016, a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a vehicle carrying TOLO staff on Darulaman Road in Kabul. At least seven employees, including three women, were killed and 26 people were wounded. The attack was internationally condemned as an assault on media workers and freedom of the press.