Afghan Islamic Press
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Native name | افغان اسلامي اژانس |
|---|---|
| Industry | News media |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Muhammad Yaqub Sharafat |
Afghan Islamic Press (
Pashto: افغان اسلامي اژانس - AIP) is an Afghan news agency established in 1982, during the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan, by Muhammad Yaqub Sharafat.[1] Sharafat was the nephew of Mohammad Yunus Khalis, one of the leaders of the anti-Soviet mujahideen
guerrilla movement.
After the
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in which U.S. air forces bombed Taliban targets, allowing the movement's Afghan enemies to overthrow it.[2] During this phase of Afghanistan's war, the agency reported heavily on civilian casualties caused by the U.S. air attacks, and was cited by international media and by anti-war writers such as University of New Hampshire economics professor Marc Herold.[3]
AIP denies accusations of propaganda and says it has preserved its independence by refusing funding from governments, political groups or non-government organizations. It says it requires three independent sources for its stories.[4]
References
- ^ "About Us". www.afghanislamicpress.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Propaganda Critic: Examples > Anti-American propaganda from Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "About Us". www.afghanislamicpress.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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