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Targeted killings threaten Afghanistan's postwar future


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Despite historic peace talks, a spate of killings targeted media and activists.
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For Afghans, 2021 began with what occurred too often over the past year: the assassination of a journalist.
Bismillah Adel Aimaq was shot on New Year s Day by unknown gunmen. His killing continued a disturbing trend that made Afghanistan the most dangerous country in the world for journalists in 2020, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Family members and relatives take part in the funeral procession of Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nekzad at Khoja Omari in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2020. ....

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