Afghan woman journalist shot dead in Jalalabad - Newspaper

Enekaas TV's Malalai Maiwand, in her 20s, was killed along with her driver Mohammad Tahir while travelling, says the channel. — Photo courtesy Nangarhar Provincial Media Office via Newshub
JALALABAD: A female Afghan news anchor and activist was shot dead by assailants on Thursday, her employer said, the second journalist killed in a month in Afghanistan.
Malalai Maiwand, in her 20s, was killed along with her driver Mohammad Tahir in Jalalabad as they travelled to work, said
Enekaas TV, the private television channel she worked for.
The journalist, whose activist mother was also killed by unknown gunmen five years ago, had previously spoken out about the difficulties of being a female reporter under Afghanistan’s ultra-conservative patriarchal system.

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