Amu TV

Amu TV is an independent Afghan satellite and digital news channel founded in 2022 by exiled Afghan journalists, including former Tolo News director Lotfullah Najafizada, and operated from outside the country. Broadcasting in Dari and Pashto with an English-language website, it reports on Afghanistan under Taliban rule, covering politics, human rights and daily life.

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Amu TV at a glance

Country: Afghanistan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: amu.tv ↗
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How Crosswire groups Amu TV

Crosswire groups Amu TV as Centrist for comparisons within Afghanistan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Amu TV sits in Afghanistan's press

Amu TV is one of 5 outlets tracked in Afghanistan, and one of 2 television news channels among them — the other being Ariana News. By outlets tracked, Afghanistan ranks 18th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 12 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Amu TV outside Afghanistan, starting with South Asia, are CGTN (China), Astro Awani (Malaysia), Channel NewsAsia (Singapore) and GMA News (Philippines). Opening one of them beside Amu TV is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.