It aired entertainment and news programs as well as serving as an improvement tool for Abdul Rashid Dostum and his party, Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan, and at one point was reportedly owned by him.

[2] Ayna was set up in order to satisfy the entertainment needs of people in northern Afghanistan where Uzbek is widely spoken, but after a few years also started programmes in Dari Persian and Pashto languages.

Sayed Fahim Zaffar, the person responsible for Ayna Television, said launching the channel cost about US$1 million.

The station's location was in a house belonging to Abdul Rashid Dostum.

[4] In February 2022, it was reported that Ayna TV stopped broadcasting due to what it called "economic challenges".