Arezo TV
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| Type | Satellite television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Headquarters | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan[1] |
| Owner | Kamal Nabizada |
Launch date | March 21, 2007 |
Official website | https://www.arezo.com https://arezo.news/ |
Arezo TV (Dari: تلویزیون آرزو) is an Afghan satellite television network, based in Afghanistan. The channel is available through the Yahsat 1A satellite. It also has a radio station available in Afghanistan.
The channel launched on Nowruz festival in 2007, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif before expanding nationwide.[1]
On 4 December 2024, the Taliban raided the channel's offices in Kabul, arresting six employees. The next day, the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ordered the closure of the channel for broadcasting "vulgar" content and working with overseas and exiled media outlets.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arezo Television". 2018-08-21. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ "Afghan TV station shuttered for vulgar content and working with exiled media". Associated Press. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "Afghan TV station shut for working with 'exiled' media, 6 detained". France 24. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
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