Afghanistan

2017

  
Residents gather at the site of a December 28 bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed at least one journalist. (AFP/Shah Marai)

At least one journalist killed in Kabul attack

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 people and injured at least 80,…

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Security personnel evacuate employees of the Shamshad TV building after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP/Massoud Hossaini)

Gunmen, suicide bombers attack Kabul TV station

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 CEO and broadcast director, Nasim Pakhtoon,…

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A man reacts at the site of a lethal blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 31, 2017. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)

At least two media workers killed, nine injured in Kabul bombing

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.

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At least six killed in attack on Afghanistan television station

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.

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2017