Afghan Media Responds to Ghazni Journalist s Death
The attack on a senior journalist from Ghazni sparked grave concern among the Afghan media community. Voices were raised saying such attempts against media workers must stop.
Rahmatullah Nikzad, a freelance reporter and head of a media safety union in Ghazni, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in the province on Monday evening. The attack happened near his home, according to local officials.
US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a tweet said he is saddened “to hear of another targeted killing against a member of the Afghan press corps.”
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Afghanistan journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad killed in Ghazni Province ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 21:14 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 21 (ANI): AfghanistanjournalistRahmatullah Nikzad, also the head of journalists union in Ghazni province, has been killed in an armed attack on Monday evening.
According to TOLO News, the journalist working for Associated Press and Al Jazeera is the fifth journalist to have been killed in the last two months in Afghanistan.
Condemning the incident, Reporters Without Borders said in a tweet, Rahmatullah Nikzad, a journalist for several international media was killed this 12/21 in the province of Ghazni. This is the 3rd targeted murder of an afghan journo within 6 weeks. RSF calls on the UN to take concrete measures to protect.