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US State Dept Condemns Killing of Yousuf Rasheed
The US Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on Wednesday condemned the barbaric and senseless assassination of Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA).
“We join the Afghan people in condemning this barbaric and senseless assassination of Yousuf Rasheed, who was a tireless advocate for democracy. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends,” tweeted the bureau. The United States has repeatedly made clear that our vision for peace is of a sovereign, unified, and democratic Afghanistan. Yousuf Rasheed was a courageous advocate for that vision. His voice will not be silenced, it continued, The future of Afghanistan cannot be foreclosed by murder but must be resolved at the negotiating table.
Intl Voices Decry Killing of Civil Society Leader, Driver
The killing of Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) by unknown gunmen in Kabul city on Wednesday morning has drawn local and international condemnation.
Rasheed and his driver Sami were killed on Wednesday in the Tani Koot area in PD7 of Kabul city while he was on his way to the office and gunmen started shooting at his vehicle, Abdul Baqi Rasheed, his brother, said.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The Presidential Palace condemned the killing of Rasheed, saying that he spent many years of his life for “democracy and transparency in elections.”
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KABUL: NAI, a media supporting agency says that six journalists have been killed in different incidents in Afghanistan within the past two months. The agency accuses President Ghani’s administration of failing to provide security for journalists.
Rahmatullah Nekzad, a stringer for the AFP and Al Jazeera was the last journalist who lost his life late Monday by unknown gunmen next to his house in Ghazni province.
A number of government and non-government bodies condemned his death.
Mr.s Nekzad’s martyrdom clears that journalists are not safe either in the cities or in rural areas. Unfortunately, the government of Afghanistan does not work enough to prevent attacks on reporters. We call on the government to at least investigate Nekzad’s killing,” said Mojib Khalwatgar, head of NAI.