Kabul Weekly

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The Kabul Weekly was an independent Afghan weekly newspaper .

Until it was closed in 2011, it was the country's largest circulation newspaper and is considered to be the first independent newspaper in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban .

Faheem Dashty was the founder and editor-in-chief . He was an employee of the legendary Afghan general Ahmad Shah Massoud . The first issue of Kabul Weekly had four pages and a circulation of 2,000 copies. By 1996 the newspaper was closed three times for criticizing the government. The circulation grew with every new start. When the Taliban conquered Kabul in September 1996 and the media were no longer allowed, the newspaper had 16 pages and a circulation of 6,000 copies. At that time there were 35 employees.

After the Taliban were driven out by US and British troops, the newspaper was reprinted with the support of UNESCO . In 2007 she had to interrupt operations for six months for financial reasons.

Until it was discontinued for financial reasons in 2011, it was the country's largest-circulation newspaper with 10,000 copies and was read in both Kabul and the provinces . The Kabul Weekly was published every Wednesday for the price of 5 Afghani and was one of the few Afghan newspapers that also published many articles in English .

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