Female-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan resumes its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan.
, aSadai Banowan, which means “women’s voice” in Dari, was launched 10 years ago in Badakhshan province and is Afghanistan’s only women-run radio station. Six of its eight staff members are women.
Station head Najia Sorosh said after the station “gave a commitment to officials at the information and culture department, they unlocked the door of the station,” and they started broadcasting again.
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