Talk or fight? In Afghanistan, signs Taliban now prefer victory.
“The Taliban is the same Taliban as before. They have not changed
By Scott Peterson
In the streets of Kabul, Shogofa Sediqi knew she was being stalked by Taliban killers.
As the chief director for Afghanistan’s Zan TV (Women’s TV), she had grown accustomed to militants sending her threats, telling her in real time what she was wearing and what time she left home, and warning her to stop her work as a journalist.
“We know you are back, at the airport,” read the first message that popped up on her phone last summer, after a month in India. Later, men waiting in a car outside her house rammed her vehicle as they tried to run her over.
Kabul: 5 Killed in Criminal Incidents Within 24 Hours
Five people, including a doctor, were killed in criminal incidents within the last 24 hours, according to figures gathered by TOLOnews.
One of those killed was Paghman elder Malik Murtaza, whose two bodyguards were also killed in an attack by armed men in Kabul’s Qargha area on Sunday evening. His family called on the government to find the perpetrators.
Unidentified armed men attacked Malik Murtaza’s vehicle in the west of Kabul.
“They will kill my other son the next day, and another the coming day. What should we do? We cannot do anything to them. The government can,” said Bibi Aqila, Malik Murtaza’s mother.
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