Waiters and clients watch information broadcast on the Tolo community at a Shawarma restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan February 29, 2020. (Kiana Hiri/The New York Times)
Will Afghanistan’s main broadcaster escape the Taliban?
Over the previous twenty years, Afghan broadcaster Tolo has been identified for provocative reveals comparable to “Burqa Avenger”, during which an animated superheroine makes use of martial arts to defeat villains attempting to close down a women’ college.
Millions of Afghans have additionally watched its ritual Turkish cleaning soap opera, its widespread “6 PM News” and the truth present “Afghan Star”, which options feminine singers dancing energetically on the Afghanistan model of “American Idol”.
Since the Taliban captured Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital on August 15, nevertheless, Tolo’s regular lineup has been supplemented by one thing else: instructional programming about Islamic ethics. Whether the menu of pop music and feminine tv hosts survives within the Taliban’s new Islamic emirate of Afghanistan can be a barometer of the insurgents’ tolerance of dissenting views and values.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
