Afghanistan
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22
Jul
2018
Mohammed Akhtar
Mohammed Akhtar, 31 and a driver for Agence France Presse, was on his way to work when a suicide bombing, which has been claimed by the Islamic State group, was perpetrated in the surroundings of the Hamid Karzai International Airport. The attack targeted supporters of Afghan Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum, who were welcoming him on his return from exile. In total, 25 people died in the attacks.
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30
Apr
2018
Shah Marai Yar, Mohammed Tokhi, Abudallah Hananzai, Moharram Durrani, Sabawoon Kakar, Nowroz Ali Rajabi, Ghazi Rasooli, Salim Talash, Ali Salimi
Two suicide attacks struck Kabul within 20 minutes of each other. The first bomb was detonated by an assailant on a motorbike and killed seven of the listed journalists. The following attack – designed to harm those aiding victims of the first attack – occurred twenty minutes later and killed two of the listed journalists. In total 29 people including nine journalists were killed and scores more were injured. DAESH claimed responsibility for the crimes; it is considered the worst attack on journalists in Afghanistan in modern history, according to Al Jazeera.
Victims: Shah Marai, chief photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP), Yar Mohammed Tokhi, cameraman for Tolo news, Abudallah Hananzai, Moharram Durrani and Sabawoon Kakar for Radio Azadi, Ghazi Rasooli, reporter, and Nowroz Ali Rajabi, Cameraman for 1TV (1st attack) Reporter Salim Talash and Cameraman Ali Salimi for Mashal TV (2nd attack).
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30
Apr
2018
Ahmad Shah
Two unknown gunmen riding a motorbike shot dead Ahmad Shah, a reporter for BBC Afghan service, as he was on his way home from work. A clear motive was not established at the time and no group took responsibility for the attack. Shah was the 10th victim of murder on Afghanistan’s most violent day for journalists in recent history following twin suicide-bombings in the nation’s capital.