Tamadon TV ( prs, تلویزیون تمدّن, meaning "civilization") is a television network channel based in
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. The channel was founded by Ayatollah
Asif Mohseni who spent $1 million setting it up in 2007. The channel broadcasts content aimed at the country's
Shia Muslim minority and maintains close links to the government of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
On April 1, 2022, it was reported that the ruling
Taliban
The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...
banned the channel from broadcasting Iranian TV shows.
See also
*
Television in Afghanistan
References
* https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/02/16/108-afghan-media-workers-join-refugee-stream-europe
External links
Tamaddon TV
Television in Afghanistan
Mass media in Kabul
Persian-language television stations
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