Malalai Maiwand: Afghan female journalist killed by gunmen

Malalai Maiwand: Afghan female journalist killed by gunmen
CNN
12/10/2020
By Ehsan Poplazi and Zahid Mahmood, CNN and Reuters
© Handout/Nangarhar Provincial Media Office
Malalai Maiwand was not the first of her family to be targeted. Five years ago, her mother, also an activist, was killed by unknown gunmen.
The Afghan government has described the killing of female journalist Malalai Maiwand by gunmen on Thursday as "utterly despicable."
Sediqi Sediqi, a spokesperson for President Ashraf Ghani condemned the murder, calling it "cowardly and heinous."
"The Afghan government strongly condemns it and conveys message of condolence and sympathy to her family and friends," Sediqi said in a tweet. "The current senseless violence against our people must end."

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