------- Radio Voice of Shariat has been launched again by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan . Locals and authorities have accepted that they started broadcasting in the southern provinces. Radio Voice of Shariat has been heard in the provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Khost. In June 1996, when the Taliban captured the capital of Kabul , they controlled the Radio and TV. They cancelled what they considered ‘female stuff’, and turned off the TV, after which broadcasting through Radio in MW and FM was started. Playing music and broadcasting female sounds was stopped; meanwhile they changed Radio Afghanistan to Radio Voice of Shariat. Following September 11 and after opposition forces entered Kabul with the help of the US , Radio Voice of Shariat was stopped. And Radio Afghanistan started its broadcasting. According to locals, the programs were already heard during the last few years . According to locals Radio Shariat broadcasts every night from an unknown place on FM ba...
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