Journalists killed in Afghanistan since 1992
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In Afghanistan, at least 10 journalists killed in one day in bombings and shooting
April 30, 2018 2:12 PM ET
New York, April 30, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned multiple attacks in Afghanistan that killed at least 10 journalists in one of the deadliest days CPJ has recorded for the country's press....
At least 8 journalists killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
April 30, 2018 7:27 AM ET
Washington, D.C., April 30, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemned today's double suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, in which at least 25 people were killed, including at least eight journalists, according to media reports. The second blast, about 30 minutes after the first, appeared targeted at journalists...
In Afghanistan, Kabul News journalist shot dead on way to work
April 26, 2018 3:09 PM ET
New York, April 26, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Afghan authorities to thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Abdul Manan Arghand and to ensure that those responsible for his death are brought to justice....
At least one journalist killed in Kabul attack
December 28, 2017 12:04 PM ET
New York, December 28, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned an attack today on a Shiite cultural center and office of the news agency Afghan Voice, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one journalist was killed and four media workers were injured in the attack, which killed more than 40...
Gunmen, suicide bombers attack Kabul TV station
November 7, 2017 3:56 PM ET
New York, November 7, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the attack on a television station today in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gunmen and suicide bombers this morning attacked Shamshad TV, a leading Pashto-language station, killing one security guard and injuring at least 20 people including television staffers, Shamshad TV's...
At least two media workers killed, nine injured in Kabul bombing
May 31, 2017 2:50 PM ET
New York, May 31, 2017--At least two media workers were killed and nine others were injured in a massive bomb attack in central Kabul, Afghanistan that also partially destroyed the office of a television station, according to media reports....
At least six killed in attack on Afghanistan television station
May 17, 2017 1:01 PM ET
New York, May 17, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns today's attack on a state television station in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The four-hour attack on the Jalalabad office of National Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) killed at least six people and injured at least 18 others, according to media reports....
Journalist killings ease from record highs as murders down, combat deaths up
December 19, 2016 12:00 AM ET
Deadly violence against the media eased in 2016 from recent record levels as the number of journalists singled out for murder declined. A CPJ special report by Elana Beiser and Elisabeth Witchel...
Press freedom on OGP agenda as authoritarianism rises
December 12, 2016 12:34 PM ET
There was poignancy to the Paris summit of the Open Government Partnership, as leaders from government and civil society took the stage to defend a political ideology under siege: liberal democracy. French President François Hollande, who amid weak public support announced he will not seek re-election in 2017, called...