Afghan Biographies
Shinwari, Najibullah
Name | Shinwari, Najibullah |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | |
Function/Grade | Bakhtar News Agency General Director |
History and Biodata |
General Director of BNA: Established in 1939 by the Government Press Department, it monitors foreign and domestic news before distribution. The English sector of the news distribution was not added until 1992 in order to keep foreign diplomats informed of Afghan news. The Ministry of Culture and Information monitors the agency. Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) and Bakhtar News Agency are governmental media. Both of these media agencies have not been upgraded over the last several years. The private media has most of the audience both inside the country and the outside. President Ghani committed to upgrading these agencies to ensure a standard of high quality.(20150812) |
Last Modified | 2019-06-11 |
Established | 2019-06-11 |