Thinking on Afghan Media and Future

The Role of External and Internal Actors in the Future of Mass Media in Afghanistan

“…The same survey shows that television is even more popular, with 64.0% of Afghans saying that they watched TV within the past week. According to Pembecioglu () “radio and TV are largely trusted as information sources and as a fount of new ideas,” that influence audience's opinion. Conversely, print media, especially newspapers, have low circulation and are not so well trusted.…”

“…Internet penetration, conversely, remains low but is steadily rising. In 2012, approximately 4% of households had access to it (Pembecioglu, ) but this rose to around 6% in 2013, and to more than 12% in 2014 (BBG Gallup, 2015).…”

“…Despite the 2010 Altai Report showing limited support for partisan media products, they appear to be growing in number and have substantial financial backing (Altai Report, , pp. 51–52; see also Brown & Glaisyer, ; Khalvatgar, ; Pembecioglu, ).…”

Mulla Sadra and Metaphysics

“…Internet penetration, conversely, remains low but is steadily rising. In 2012, approximately 4% of households had access to it (Pembecioglu, 2014) but this rose to around 6% in 2013, and to more than 12% in 2014 (BBG Gallup, 2015).…”

“…Despite the 2010 Altai Report showing limited support for partisan media products, they appear to be growing in number and have substantial financial backing (Altai Report, 2010, pp. 51-52; see also Brown & Glaisyer, 2012;Khalvatgar, 2014;Pembecioglu, 2014).…”