Radio Afghanistan
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Radio Afghanistan, also known as Radio Kabul or Voice of Sharia, is the
History
Origins
In 1925, a 200
Peacetime
As King
Afghanistan conflict era
Throughout the modern history of Afghanistan, the radio has been controlled by (and renamed by) the currently ruling party or organization. The various changes of governments during the 1970s were all announced by the new leaders over the radio station. After the Soviet Union installed a puppet government in 1979, Radio Afghanistan was controlled by the Soviet-backed government and was used to rebroadcast pro-Soviet propaganda directly from the Soviet Union.
During the
After the Taliban were driven from power, Radio Afghanistan resumed its music and political programs. It has been claimed that the first song broadcast by Radio Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban was the famous patriotic song "Watan" (Homeland) by Abdul Wahab Madadi.[3]
In 2021, following the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the Voice of Sharia branding was again reinstated, with the station signing in with the aforementioned name on 16 August 2021, the day following the takeover.[4] Music broadcasts were again outlawed, being replaced by religious, patriotic and jihadist chants.[5]
See also
- Music of Afghanistan
- Media of Afghanistan
- Radio Television Afghanistan
- List of radio stations in Afghanistan
- Radio Shariat
References
- ISBN 978-1-315-46692-7.
- ^ Kabul's radio treasure trove BBC Online
- ^ War, Exile and the Music of Afghanistan: The Ethnographer’s Tale by John Baily
- ^ [Remote DX] Radio Voice of Sharia on 1107 kHz with ID, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2021-10-08
- ^ [MW] 1107 kHz - Voice of Sharia, Kabul - excellent reception in Poland, Oct 4 2021, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2021-10-08