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Ariana News
Afghan private broadcaster, operating under Taliban rule
Ariana News is the news arm of Ariana Television Network, a private Afghan broadcaster founded in 2005 by telecom entrepreneur Ehsan Bayat. It now operates inside Afghanistan under Taliban rule, where it faces government pressure and practices significant self-censorship on domestic politics. Its coverage of U.S. and international affairs is largely wire-style and factual rather than aligned with any U.S. political faction.
Owned byOwned by Afghan-American businessman Ehsan Bayat through the Bayat Group, which also owns Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC); operates as Ariana Television Network (ATN), launched in 2005, with its English-language news arm at ariananews.co
LeaningAfghan private broadcaster, operating under Taliban rule
On the administrationmostly neutral
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun