A number of Afghan journalists in exile announced the establishment and start of Tawazon Media.

The outlet announced that 70 percent of its activities will focus on covering human rights issues in Afghanistan.

Tawazon Media said in a statement on Friday, January 24, that the outlet was founded by journalists in exile and that its staff work voluntarily and without financial privileges.

According to this statement, Tawazon is an independent and impartial media outlet that currently operates digitally, through social networks and YouTube.

Tawazon Media announced that it is going to broadcast in Pashto, Persian and English. The outlet said that it would cover current humanitarian issues in Afghanistan with the help of its journalists in 20 provinces.

The outlet is run by a number of professional journalists in exile and is trying to address issues that have not been covered so far, the statement said.