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Notable Shows and Content
In 2011, the Afghan network,TOLO (TV channel) released a mockumentary inspired by the hit TV series, The Office, named The Ministry. The series focuses on a made-up place referred to as "Hechland" (translated from Dari to "Nothing Land") that mirrors the serious issues dealt with in the corrupt Afghan government such as "nepotism and drug traficking". The series has been proclaimed as being a groundbreaking approach to the harsh reality many Afghans must face thorough comedic ways. Poking fun at the Afghan government in an indirect way in the form of entertainment has never before broadcasted. The series proved to be a favoourable way to entertain as well as inform the Afghan public of serious issues due the high ratings it recieved.