Radio Azadi

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Radio Azadi

Radio Azadi pashto logo
Formation	January 2002
Purpose	Broadcast Media
Headquarters	Kabul, Afghanistan
Official language	Pashto, Dari
Owner	United States government
Parent organization	Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Website	azadiradio.org

Radio Azadi (formerly Radio Free Afghanistan) is the Afghan branch of the U.S. government's Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) external broadcast services. It broadcasts 12 hours daily as part of a 24-hour stream of programming in conjunction with Voice of America (VOA). Radio Free Afghanistan first aired in Afghanistan from 1985 to 1993 and was re-launched in January 2002. Radio Azadi produces a variety of cultural, political, and informational programs that are transmitted to listeners via shortwave radio, satellite and AM and FM signals provided by the International Broadcasting Bureau. According to Radio Azadi, their mission is "to promote and sustain democratic values and institutions in Afghanistan by disseminating news, factual information and ideas".^[1]