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that broadcasts from

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. The service was launched in 2007. Noorin broadcasts news, cartoons, films, dramas, music, and many other type of programmes. Their goal is to integrate western influence in Afghan television and create a modern bench mark for how television network stations are run in Afghanistan. The station frequently aired programmes in support of the

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. The channel is available in Afghanistan and

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through the

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satellite. They also have a radio station, called Noorin FM, available throughout Afghanistan on 94.4FM. The channel airs Hindi serials dubbed in

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and Dari such as ''

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''. It is the fifth most watched channel in Afghanishtan,

Lemar TV Lemar (Pashto:لمر, meaning "sun" in Pashto) is a television station based in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was founded in 2006. It is owned by MOBY Group. The channel broadcasts news, shows, and entertainment programs in the Pashto language. Its ...

being the fourth. In December 2021, broadcasting was paused when the channel owner Aref Noori was arrested by the

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regime. He was released a day later.https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-release-head-of-private-tv-network-/6372856.html But the status of the television and radio stations remain unclear and its website has gone down.

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Television stations in Afghanistan Persian-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2007 Mass media in Kabul {{Afghanistan-tv-stub

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