Afghanistan, April 17 -- The son of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says that the Taliban shut down Barya TV station, affiliated with the Hezb-e- Islami on Tuesday.

The Taliban did not approve of its programming despite Barya being "religious and Islamic" in its broadcasts.

The Taliban's Media Violations Commission announced on Tuesday that the broadcast of programs on "Noor" and "Barya" TV stations has been temporarily suspended due to their failure to adhere to "national and Islamic principles and values."

Noor TV is led by Salahuddin Rabbani, the leader of the Jamiat Islami Party, founded in Kabul on August 18, 2007. Barya TV also started operating five years ago in 2019 in Kabul, affiliated with the Hezb-e-Islami Party under the leadership of ...