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Afghanistan: BBC World Service

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 41156, tabled on 18 August 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing to the BBC World Service to continue its work in Afghanistan.

Answered on

10 September 2021

The FCDO strongly supports the BBC’s mission to bring trusted, impartial news to over 468 million people worldwide each week. The BBC World Service broadcasts to audiences in Afghanistan through its Dari and Pashto language services, which are funded through the BBC licence fee.