Taleban set up two more radio stations, announce ambitious Afghan plans

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Taleban set up two more radio stations, announce ambitious Afghan plans
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Excerpt from report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency

Peshawar, 11 June: The Taleban have set up two more radio stations in
Afghanistan and say that the total number of Taleban radio stations
will reach 20.

Speaking to the Afghan Islamic Press from an unknown location today,
Taleban spokesman Mofti Latifollah Hakimi said that the Taleban have
recently set up two more radio stations, which have begun
broadcasting fairly successfully. Hakimi added: "With the setting up
of these two stations, the total number of active Taleban radio
stations is now three. We are intending to activate more such
stations."

(Source: Afghan Islamic Press news agency, Peshawar, in Pashto 0959
gmt 11 Jun 05 via BBC Monitoring)
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