2010 afghan media directory.doc

Listing of Afghan Media

Print Government:

1. Anis Daily, circulation 12,000 (mostly Dari)

2. Islah Daily circulation 4,000 (mostly Dari)

3. Hewad Daily, circulation 2,000 (mostly Pashto) Independent:

1. Hasht-e-Subh, circulation 4,000 (mostly Dari, some Pashto)

2. Weesa Daily, circulation 5,000 (mostly Pashto, some Dari)

3. Cheragh Daily, circulation 7,000 (mostly Dari and English, some Pashto)

4. Kabul Weekly, circulation 5,000 (Dari, Pashto and English)

5. Rahenejat Daily, circulation 5,000 (mostly Dari, some Pashto)

6. Arman-e-Millie, circulation 4,600 (mostly Dari, some Pashto)

7. The Daily Afghanistan, circulation 4,500 (mostly Dari, some Pashto)

8. Outlook Afghanistan Daily 2,000

9. Surosh Milad Daily

10. Afghanistan Times (English) 2,000

11. Mondagar Daily, circulation 2,500 (mostly Dari, some Pashto)

12. Morsal Weekly, circulation 25,000 (Dari and Pashto)

13. Killid Weekly, circulation 25,000 (Dari and Pashto)

14. Qudrad Weekly, circulation 500 (Dari)

Television

Government:

1. National Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA)

2. ERTV (Educational Radio Television of Afghanistan) Independent:

1. Tolo TV – National

2. Ariana TV – National

3. Shamshad TV – National

4. VOA Ashna TV – National

5. Afghan News – National

6. Afghan TV

7. Tolo News – National

8. Saba TV – National

9. One TV – National

10. Lemar TV – National

11. Negah TV – Kabul and Central Afghanistan

12. Noorin TV – North and Central Afghanistan

13. Noor TV – North and Central Afghanistan

14. Aina TV – North and Central Afghanistan

15. Tamadon TV – National

16. Arzu TV – North and Central Afghanistan

17. Farda TV – Central Afghanistan

18. Aria TV –Kabul

19. Emrooz TV – North and Central Afghanistan

20. Watan TV – Kabul, expanding to South and East Afghanistan

21. Watandar TV – Kabul, expanding to South Afghanistan

22. Channel Seven TV – Kabul, expanding nationally

23. Sepehr TV – Kabul

24. Bakhtar TV – Kabul

25. Kowsar TV – Kabul

26. Dowat TV – Kabul, expanding to South Afghanistan

27. Star TV – Kabul

28. Zhawandoon TV Radio

Government:

1. Radio Afghanistan (RTA) Independent:

1. BBC Radio Dari & Pashto

2. Radio Azadi (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)

3. Radio Ashna (Voice of America Radio)

4. Radio Killid

5. Radio Good Morning Afghanistan (GMA)

6. Radio France

7. Radio Arman FM

8. Radio Salam Watandar

9. Radio Watand

10. Radio Ariana

11. Radio Shahr

12. Radio Nawa

13. Radio Noorine 14.

15. Radio Rah-e-Farda

16. Radio Shaher

17. Radio Sad-e-Azadi

18. Dawad Radio

Other Afghan Media Representatives

Websites and Blogs:

1. Office of President Hamed Karzai - http://www.president.gov.af

2. Afghan Parliament - http://www.nationalassembly.af with links to the websites of Wolasi Jerga and Mashrano Jerga, the lower and upper houses of Afghan parliament respectively. The websites are also available at http://www.parliament.af

3. Ministry of Counter Narcotics - http://www.mcn.gov.af/

4. Ministry of Agriculture - http://www.agriculture.gov.af/

5. Ministry of Higher Education - http://www.mohe.gov.af

6. Ministry of Justice - http://www.moj.gov.af/pashto with links to the Afghan constitution and list of political parties and social organizations.

7. Ministry of Finance - http://www.mof.gov.af

8. Ministry of Rural Development - http://www.mrrd.gov.af NGO Sites:

9. Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission - http://www.aihrc.org.af/

10. Afghan Red Crescent Society - http://www.arcs.org.af Magazines and Newspapers:

11. Independent and secular daily Hasht-e Sobh /http://www.8am.af

12. Afghan Voice Agency - http://www.avapress.com/ in Dari

13. Quqnoos News Portal - http://quqnoos.com/index.php?lang=farsi

14. Gorbat - http://www.gorbat.org

15. Mastana Pashto entertainment portal at http://www.mastana.net

16. AfghanTech at http://www.techafghan.com/

17. Benawa - http://www.benawa.com

18. Maiwand published in Kabul - http://benawa.com/rasanay/maiwand

19. Hod published in Kandahar - http://benawa.com/rasanay/hod

20. Pokhlayana published in Kabul - http://benawa.com/rasanay/pukhlayana

21. Selai published in Nangarhar Province -

22. Saanga published in Nangarhar - " http://www.benawa.com/rasanay/selai

23. Saanga published in Nangarhar -http://benawa.com/rasanay/saanga

24. Tanda published in Kandahar - http://benawa.com/rasanay/tanda

25. Eqtisad published in Kabul - http://benawa.com/rasanay/eqtisad

26. Nashtar published in Paktia - http://benawa.com/rasanay/nashtar

27. Meena published in Jalalabad city - http://benawa.com/rasanay/meena

28. Sawghat published in Konduz - http://benawa.com/rasanay/sawghat

29. Bagrey published in Helmand Province - http://benawa.com/rasanay/bagrey

30. Wrishem published in Kabul - http://benawa.com/rasanay/wrishem

31. Aoshka published in Jalalabad - http://benawa.com/rasanay/aoshka

32. Jaghato published in Wardag Province - http://benawa.com/rasanay/jaghato

33. Parkha published in Mazar-e Sharif city - http://www.benawa.com/rasanay/parkha

34. Pasarlay published in Baghlan - http://www.benawa.com/rasanay/pasarlay

35. Kandahar published in Kandahar - http://benawa.com/rasanay/kandahar

36. Malalai published in Kabul - http://benawa.com/rasanay/malalai

37. Palana published in Quetta ( Pakistan ) - http://benawa.com/rasanay/palana

38. Tolafghan - http://www.tolafghan.com

39. Khpalwaki published in Denmark - http://www.tolafghan.com/khpalwaki

40. Salaam Cultural Association in the Netherlands - http://www.salaamtolana.org

41. Tal Afghan - http://www.talafghan.com

42. Pohandost - http://www.pohandost.com Blogs:

43. Afghan writer and poet Sa'doddin Shpoon - http://lekwal.com/shpoon/

44. Afghan writer Najibollah Manalay - http://dastanona.com/spalmey

45. Nawid Journal - http://www.worbal.com/weblog

46. Khabaryal - http://www.worbal.com/khabaryal

47. Haldadi - http://www.worbal.com/hadi

48. Arakozia - http://www.worbal.com/fawad

49. Wardag - http://www.worbal.com/wardag

50. Da Nokrizo Pana - http://www.worbal.com/abid

51. Arghand - http://www.worbal.com/arghand

52. AfghanSoft - http://www.worbal.com/computer

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