Ariana News

Afghan broadcaster and online news outlet covering national politics, security, and current affairs in English, Pashto, and Dari.

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Ariana News at a glance

Country: Afghanistan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Ariana News

Crosswire groups Ariana News 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 Ariana News sits in Afghanistan's press

Ariana News is one of 5 outlets tracked in Afghanistan, and one of 2 television news channels among them — the other being Amu TV. 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 Ariana News outside Afghanistan, starting with South Asia, are Ada Derana (Sri Lanka), CGTN (China), Astro Awani (Malaysia) and Channel NewsAsia (Singapore). Opening one of them beside Ariana News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.