Truth a casualty in deadliest year for Afghanistan s journalists
By Sharif Hassan
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Kabul: Malala Maiwand sat on a television studio couch, pen and notebook in hand, a dark red headscarf framing her face. She was hosting a morning talk show in the city of Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan. The topic was rising insecurity in the region, and her guest was a police spokesman.
Maiwand got straight to the point. A recent killing had taken place in broad daylight and in plain sight of police, but the suspect had escaped. What is your answer to this? she asked the man.
Afghan officials: Local journalist killed in Ghazni province
Afghan Journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad poses for photograph in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 29, 2019. Nikzad , a prominent local journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants in Afghanistan s central Ghazni province on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. He was the fourth journalist to be killed in the war-ravaged nation in just two months. Afghanistan is considered one of the world s most dangerous countries for journalists. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) December 21, 2020 - 6:34 PM
KABUL - A prominent local journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants in Afghanistan s central Ghazni province on Monday â the fourth to be killed in the war-ravaged nation in just two months. Afghanistan is considered one of the world s most dangerous countries for journalists.