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Afghanistan: Taliban Declares Open Season on Journalists, One Dead
7 May 2021
“Unidentified gunmen” killed a prominent Afghan journalist on Thursday following a declaration by the Taliban that it would soon begin targeting members of the media with which it has disagreements.
The Taliban claimed not to be involved in the death of former Tolo News anchor Nemat Rawan, who at the time of his death was working for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance. Rawan had previously worked for Tolo News’ Pashto language service and hosted a political debate show called
Tawde Khabare (“Hot Topics”). The Taliban does not consider the government of Afghanistan legitimate, but rather a group “usurping” its own power. Rawan’s role as a government official may have made him a target.
Afghan journalist shot dead a day after Taliban warning ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 07:22 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 7 (ANI): A day after the Taliban issued a threat against the media persons, a high-profile television journalist was shot dead in Afghanistan s Kandahar city on Thursday.
Nemat Rawan, a former anchor of the country s leading broadcaster and a media official at the Ministry of Finance, was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Kandahar, TOLO news reported.
Ghorzang Afridi, a security official at the Kandahar police HQ said that attackers shot and killed Rawan in his Toyota Corolla in Kandahar city. The first one of the attackers stopped his car and the second one came on a motorbike and shot him, he said. The attackers have also stolen his phone.
Ex-TOLOnews Anchor, MoF Media Official Nemat Rawan Killed
Nemat Rawan, former TOLOnews anchor and a media official at the Ministry of Finance, was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Kandahar on Thursday, his relatives confirmed.
The incident occured about 10:30 am local time at Ahmad Wali Khan square in PD14 of Kandahar city. Attackers shot and killed Rawan in his Toyota Corolla, said Ghorzang Afridi, a security official at the Kandahar police HQ, adding that “the attackers were two people and escaped from the area.”
“The first one of the attackers stopped his car and the second one came on a motorbike and shot him,” he said. “The attackers have also stolen his phone.”