Afghan Islamic Press
The Afghan Islamic Press is the Afghan news agency, founded by Muhammad Yaqub Sharafat in 1982 during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Sharafat was the nephew of Maulvi Younis Khals, one of the leaders of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen guerrilla movement. The agency described the work as a contribution to the anti-Soviet jihad
After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 1996, some critics accused the AIP of campaigning for the movement. U.S. critics have made similar allegations, especially during the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan, where the U.S. Air Force bombed Taliban targets and drove out the movement's Afghan enemies. During this episode of the war in Afghanistan, the organization reported extensive civilian casualties due to U.S. airstrikes, and was quoted by international media and anti-war writers such as Mark Herald, a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of New Hampshire.
AIP denies the allegations of propaganda and says it has protected its independence by refusing funding from the government, political party or private sector. It says it needs three independent sources for its stories.
| Brand Name | Afghan Islamic Press |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
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| Type | Online Newsportal |
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| Language | Enhglish, Pashto, Dari |
| Headquarters | Afganistan |
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