Roshan Noorzai VOA News January 21, 2021 WASHINGTON – A recent string of targeted killings in Afghanistan has created an atmosphere of fear among Afghan journalists who say they cannot carry out their duties under growing threats. The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee, a local media advocacy group, has warned that the country might lose one
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 17, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan said Sunday two female judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in the capital, Kabul, the latest victims of targeted killings in recent months. A court spokesman said the slain judges were on their way to work in the morning when
Ariana: Media support bodies in Afghanistan have accused government of not properly investigating the targeted killings of journalists adding that because of this and the high level of threats they face, some have already left the country. “Unfortunately violence against journalists has not reduced, because government has not followed up on the cases of journalists
1TV: A number of senior Afghan political figures in a letter have accused the government of making them more vulnerable to attacks by deciding to reduce their guards. The letter was signed by Salahuddin Rabbani, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Karim Khalili, Mohammad Yonus Qanooni, Mohammad Mohaqiq, Syed Hamid Gelani, Ahmad Zia Massoud and Zabihullah Mujadidi. Click
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 28, 2020 Afghan police say two explosions in the capital Kabul have killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others. One blast targeted employees of the National Statistics Authority who were in a minibus in the Guzargah neighborhood. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the explosion
1TV: As many as 300 security checkpoints in southern Kandahar province have deliberately been evacuated to be seized by the Taliban, an investigation by the Senate reveals. The Senate team which carried out the probe did not say who ordered the security forces to evacuate their checkpoints. Hashim Alokozay, head of the delegation, said it
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 24, 2020 Prominent Afghan women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani has been assassinated in a village in the Kapisa Province northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said on December 24. The killing of Kohistani was the latest in a string of targeted killings that have prompted international concern. “At around 5:00pm