Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) is the official state news agency of the Afghan government, based in Kabul. The agency is a major source of news for all media in Afghanistan, gathering domestic and international news and providing information to outlets. The agency provides news in the following languages: English, Dari, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, Uzbeki, and Chinese. BNA's reporting is pro-Taliban.
 | |
| Company type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 |
| Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Products | News reporting (English, Dari, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, Uzbek, Chinese) |
| Owners | Government of Afghanistan |
| Website | bakhtarnews.af |
Established in 1939 by the Government Press Department of Afghanistan, it monitors foreign and domestic news before distribution. The English sector of the news distribution was not added until 1992, when it was launched in order to keep foreign diplomats informed of Afghan news. The Ministry of Culture and Information monitors the reporting of Bakhtar News Agency.[1]
In 2002, Agence France-Presse established a satellite link providing news information to the Bakhtar News Agency.[2] The government had planned to make the agency independent of government control in 2004 before elections.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Afghanistan media guide". BBC News. 16 December 2010.
- ^ Afghan Bakhtar news agency, France Presse resume cooperation. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. September 14, 2002.
- ^ Great Britain Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Human rights annual report 2004.
External links
edit- Official website
- Bakhtar News Agency on Twitter
- Bakhtar News Agency's channel on YouTube
- BBC Profile Afghan Media
  | This article about an Afghan media outlet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |