News Center- Radio Begum, Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station, will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted their suspension, the Taliban Information and Culture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The ministry also said that Radio Begum had repeatedly requested to restart operations and that the suspension was lifted after the station made commitments to authorities.

“The station pledged to conduct broadcasts in accordance with the principles of journalism and the regulations of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and to avoid any violations in the future,” the statement added, without giving information about what those principles and regulations are.

Radio Begum launched on March 8, 2021, the International Women’s Day, five months before the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.

On February 4, 2025, the Taliban authorities raided and suspended the radio station, citing “unauthorized provision” of content to an overseas TV channel and improperly using its license.