Pajhwok Afghan News

Afghanistan's largest independent news agency, founded in 2004. Publishes national news in English, Pashto, and Dari covering politics, security, and the economy.

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Pajhwok Afghan News at a glance

Country: Afghanistan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Pajhwok Afghan News

Crosswire groups Pajhwok Afghan 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 Pajhwok Afghan News sits in Afghanistan's press

Pajhwok Afghan News is one of 5 outlets tracked in Afghanistan, and one of 2 news agencies among them — the other being Khaama Press. 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 26 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Pajhwok Afghan News outside Afghanistan, starting with South Asia, are Yonhap News (South Korea), Focus Taiwan (Taiwan), Montsame (Mongolia) and VietnamPlus (Vietnam). Opening one of them beside Pajhwok Afghan News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.