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Bakhtar News Agency
State news agency of the Afghan government
Bakhtar News Agency (BNA; Dari: آژانس خبری باختر) is the official state news agency of the Afghan government, based in Kabul. The agency is a major source of news for all media in Afghanistan, gathering domestic and international news and providing information to outlets. The agency provides news in the following languages: Pashto, English, Dari, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, Uzbek.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersKabul1
- Websitebakhtarnews.af
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Bakhtar News Agency (BNA; Dari: آژانس خبری باختر) is the official state news agency of the Afghan government, based in Kabul. The agency is a major source of news for all media in Afghanistan, gathering domestic and international news and providing information to outlets. The agency provides news in the following languages: Pashto, English, Dari, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, Uzbek.2
Timeline
- 1939Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.bakhtarnews.com.af1
- Websitebakhtarnews.af1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/BakhtarNewsAgency1
- WikipediaBakhtar News Agency
- WikidataQ4849399
Sources
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- 1WikidataBakhtar News Agency on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBakhtar News Agency on Wikipedia