Originally posted by Traveller
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BBC Pashto used to have a good reputation, but I haven't heard much about it recently.
VoA, and especially Mashaal, are just too propagandist for me to feel comfortable watching/listening to them, or recommending them. Neutral topics are fine, but anything with a political or social aspect to it will not be presented fairly by those stations. For example, check out this recent article from Radio Free Europe (the English version of Mashaal/Azadi):
'Fake Life': Being Gay In Afghanistan
I wouldn't be surprised if the entire article was a lie (interestingly, I couldn't find a similar story on Azadi/Mashaal). It's pretty obvious propaganda manufactured to manipulate Afghans into becoming more accepting of Western culture.

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