FREEDOM RADIO NOW HEARD BY AFGHANS: RADIO FREE AFGHANISTAN BEGINS BROADCASTS TODAY

From: Capitol Hill Press Releases | Date: January 30, 2002 | Copyright information


Capitol Hill Press Releases

01-30-2002

For Immediate Release January 30, 2002 Freedom radio now heard by Afghans:
Radio Free Afghanistan Begins Broadcasts Today Meets with Afghan leader
Karzai to discuss the broadcasts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Radio Free Afghanistan
today began broadcasting into war-ravished Afghanistan, while U.S. Rep.
Ed Royce (R-CA-39) said he was pleased broadcasts have begun. "I have been
calling for Radio Free Afghanistan for over 5 ...

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