Female radio station in Afghanistan closed for playing music during Ramadan

Sadai Banowan violated ‘laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate’, says local Taliban official

A female-run radio station in Afghanistan’s north-east has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said.

Sadai Banowan, which means women’s voice in Dari, is Afghanistan’s only female-run station and started 10 years ago. It has eight staff, six of them female.

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