Hasht-e Subh Daily

Hasht-e Subh Daily, known as 8am, is one of Afghanistan's most prominent independent newspapers, founded in Kabul in 2007. Since the Taliban takeover in 2021 it has continued publishing from exile as a digital outlet in Dari, Pashto and English, providing reporting and analysis on politics, human rights and society inside Afghanistan.

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Hasht-e Subh Daily at a glance

Country: Afghanistan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: 8am.media ↗
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How Crosswire groups Hasht-e Subh Daily

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Where Hasht-e Subh Daily sits in Afghanistan's press

Hasht-e Subh Daily is one of 5 outlets tracked in Afghanistan and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. 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 39 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Hasht-e Subh Daily outside Afghanistan, starting with South Asia, are Hong Kong Free Press (Hong Kong), Jakarta Globe (Indonesia), Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia) and Khaosod English (Thailand). Opening one of them beside Hasht-e Subh Daily is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.