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Afghanistan: Taliban Target Journalists, Women in Media Attacks Highlight Need to Uphold Press Freedom in Peace Settlement People move the body of a female media worker who was killed by gunmen in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on March 2, 2021.  © 2021 AP Photo/Sadaqat Ghorzang, File (New York) – Taliban forces are deliberately targeting journalists and other media workers, including women, in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. Threats and attacks against journalists across the country have increased sharply since talks began between the Afghan government and the Taliban, heightening concerns about preserving freedom of expression and the media in any peace settlement.

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