Why I Founded Deeyar TV

I founded Deeyar TV at a moment when Afghanistan’s media landscape was rapidly collapsing and the fundamental guarantees of freedom of expression were being dismantled. Years of journalistic progress, institutional experience, and public trust disappeared within a short period of time, leaving millions without access to independent and credible information. In that vacuum, silence was no longer a neutral option.

Deeyar TV was created out of professional responsibility rather than political reaction. As a journalist, I had witnessed how the absence of independent media does not only distort reality but erases it. When journalists are forced into exile and media institutions are dismantled, the risk is not only censorship, but collective forgetting. Deeyar TV was established to prevent that erasure.

The purpose of founding Deeyar TV was to maintain a professional, visual media reference capable of documenting Afghanistan’s realities beyond fear, control, and propaganda. It was designed as a non-profit, independent platform where editorial decisions are guided solely by journalistic standards, factual verification, and ethical responsibility. No political agenda, commercial interest, or external influence shapes its editorial direction.

I also founded Deeyar TV to ensure continuity between journalism inside Afghanistan and journalism in exile. Through secure communication channels, Deeyar TV works with reporters inside the country while connecting them to journalists abroad, allowing events to be reported accurately and in real time despite severe restrictions. This structure enables reporting that is grounded in local reality while benefiting from the safety and analytical distance of exile.

At its core, Deeyar TV exists to safeguard the public’s right to information. It aims to amplify voices that have been systematically marginalized, particularly women and civil society actors, while preserving human dignity and factual integrity. This is not advocacy, but documentation—ensuring that lived experiences are recorded and accessible to the world.

Ultimately, I founded Deeyar TV because journalism does not end when borders close. When independent media is pushed out of a country, it must continue elsewhere. Deeyar TV is my response to that responsibility: a commitment to keep Afghanistan visible, audible, and present in the global public sphere.