Killing (Afghanistan)
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30 May 2020Afghanistan: Journalist and TV station employee killed in targeted bombing
Country Afghanistan State Kabul Violation Type Killing Target Journalist
A roadside bomb killed Khurshid TV journalist, Zamir Amiri and technician Shafiqullah Zabih, who were on a bus carrying 15 Khurshid TV employees.
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9 May 2020Afghanistan: Journalist shot dead in police crossfire
Country Afghanistan State Ghor Violation Type Killing Target Journalist
Volunteer radio presenter at Voice of Ghor Radio, Ahmad Khan Nawid, 19, was shot during a clash between police and protestors over the unfair distribution of food aid in the Ghor province.
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15 Jul 2019Afghanistan: Radio journalist found murdered after disappearance
Country Afghanistan Violation Type Killing Target Media Staff
In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, July 13, police found Nader Shah Sahebzadeh, a talk show host for Radio Gardez Ghar dead in the capital of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province in Afghanistan's east. Sahebzadeh went missing on the evening of Friday, July 12 when he left his home.