Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the Khyber District of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along the international border with Afghanistan. It connects the town of …
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Why radio still rules the Khyber
In an age of streaming apps, the most trusted voice in the Pashtun belt is still the one coming out of a car dashboard and a kitchen set.
23 September 2026 · 4 min readCultureA short guide to Pashto music
Sandra, tappa, charbetta and the rubab — a listener’s map to the sounds behind the word “Pashto music”.
23 September 2026 · 5 min readHeritageThe Khyber Pass: the road that carries our name
Conquerors, traders, poets and migrants have all crossed the same 30-odd kilometres of mountains. A one-page history of the pass behind our brand.
23 September 2026 · 3 min readCommunityHow the diaspora stays close to home
More than a million Pashto speakers live outside the Pashtun belt. Here is what listening looks like from the outside.
23 September 2026 · 4 min readFrom Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, commonly abbreviated KP or KPK and formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of t…
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Pashto music (ستا د مینې په رڼا کې شو روښانه هر میدان،
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Pashtuns, also known as Pakhtuns and Pathans, are an ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also refe…
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Where we send you for news
| Outlet | Why it's here | Link |
|---|---|---|
| BBC News پښتو | The reference for Pashto-language news, from the world service. | Open ↗ |
| RFE/RL Pashto (Radio Azadi) | Current-affairs radio and reporting for Afghan audiences. | Open ↗ |
| SBS Pashto | Australian multicultural broadcasting in Pashto — news for the diaspora. | Open ↗ |
| AVT Khyber | Pashto entertainment television serving global audiences. | Open ↗ |
khyber FM doesn't publish original news. These outlets own their journalism — we just make the dial, not the headlines.