Who Run Mashaal Radio And Azadi Radio? Role Of RFE In Cold War In Afghanistan. Funding and Role of RFE/RL. Point to be Noted That Both Mashaal Pashto Radio And Azadi Radio ( Pashto, Dari) Are Run Under Radio Free Europe by CIA. Brief History And Objectives Of Radio Free Europe. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was originally funded by the United States government through the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Cold War. RFE/RL's stated mission was to provide accurate, unbiased news and information to countries in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union that were under Soviet domination and lacked a free press. It played a significant role in helping to break the information monopoly of Soviet-controlled media and in supporting democratic movements in Eastern Europe. In 1972, under pressure from Congress, the funding for RFE/RL was transferred from the CIA to the newly created International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and later to the Broadcasting Board of Go...
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