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Afghan Women's Rights Activist Killed in Kapisa Afghan women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani was assassinated along with her brother by unknown gunmen in Dahno village of Hes-e-Awal in Kohistan district of Kapisa province, a security source told TOLOnews on Thursday. The assassination comes a day after unknown gunmen killed Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) in Kabul along with his driver in the early morning. The Afghan Ministry of Interior in a statement confirmed the killing of Freshta Kohistani. “At around 5:00pm today, unknown gunmen ...

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, ...

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 killin...

Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nekzad killed near his home Rahmatullah Nekzad was shot dead by unknown assailants using a silenced pistol while walking to a nearby mosque. Nekzad had been head of the local Journalist's Union. Nekzad was a prominent journalist in Afghanistan's volatile Ghazni province The killing of prominent Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nekzad draw strong condemnation in Afghanistan, with the country's president Ashraf Ghani calling it a "terrorist attack."  The reporter was killed while walking from his home to a nearby mosque on Monday. The shooters used a pistol equi...

Afghan Media Responds to Ghazni Journalist's Death The attack on a senior journalist from Ghazni sparked grave concern among the Afghan media community. Voices were raised saying such attempts against media workers must stop.   Rahmatullah Nikzad, a freelance reporter and head of a media safety union in Ghazni, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in the province on Monday evening. The attack happened near his home, according to local officials.   US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a tweet said he is saddened “to hear of another targeted killing against a member of the Afg...