Afghanistan

  • 25 Apr 2018
    Abdul Mana Arghand

    Country Afghanistan  State Kandahar  Violation Type Killing  Target Journalist

    Abdul Mana Arghand, a journalist for Kabul News TV, was shot dead by two unknown gunmen at Tarana Market on the outskirts of Kandahar city. He was fired upon in his car at 9am by motorbike-riding gunmen. He had previously received threats and had notified security forces of his concerns.

  • 21 Jan 2018
    Baz Shinwary and Mohamad Rafiq

    Country Afghanistan  State Nangarhar  Violation Type Attack  Target Journalist

    On January 21, a vehicle carrying a team from Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) was attacked in Batikot district of Nangrahar province in eastern Afghanistan. The driver was killed while journalist Baz Shinwary and cameraperson Mohamad Rafiq were seriously injured when an armed group opened fire on their car. The RTA team was returning to provincial capital Jalalabad from Ghani Khalil district after covering a program attended by the district governor. The driver received several bullets and died on the spot. The two journalists also received a few bullets on the upper part of their bodies causing serious injuries.

  • 28 Dec 2017
    Said Mehdi Hosaini

    Country Afghanistan  State Kabul  Violation Type Killing  Target Journalist

    A suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2017 killed a journalist and injured nine other colleagues. Said Mehdi Hosaini, a journalist working for Afghan Voice News Agency, was killed in the suicide bomb attack which took place at the Tebyan Culture Center building in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, where the news agency is based.