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Gunmen kill former TV presenter then escape in Afghanistan
by Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press
Posted May 6, 2021 7:16 am EDT
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 7:28 am EDT
KABUL Gunmen killed a former Afghan TV presenter on Thursday as he was travelling in the southern city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, adding to fears for press freedom in the war-wrecked country.
Nimat Rawan was shot at noon, provincial spokesman Baheer Ahmadi said, by two assailants who were able to escape with his mobile phone. Security officials have told several other journalists in the area that extremists are targeting them as well, he added.
Rahim Faiez May 06, 2021 - 4:50 AM
KABUL - Gunmen killed a former Afghan TV presenter on Thursday as he was travelling in the southern city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, adding to fears for press freedom in the war-wrecked country.
Nimat Rawan was shot at noon, provincial spokesman Baheer Ahmadi said, by two assailants who were able to escape with his mobile phone. Security officials have told several other journalists in the area that extremists are targeting them as well, he added.
The killing heightens worries over the fate of Afghan journalists as U.S. troops pullout. Many fear violence will spike and reprisals will be taken out against those who worked with foreign forces.
Journalists, rights activists, government officials, judges are among those targeted in such attacks in recent months
Reuters
May 06, 2021
Nimat Rawan, a former news anchor at ToloNews. PHOTO: @aslamzada karim/twitter
Gunmen shot dead a finance ministry employee and former news anchor in Afghanistan s southern city of Kandahar, provincial officials said on Thursday, the latest in a spate of attacks in recent weeks.
Journalists, civil society activists, government officials, and judges are among those targeted in such attacks in recent months, while Washington announced plans last month to pull out all US troops by Sept. 11.
Nimat Rawan, a former news anchor at ToloNews, the largest private television station, was shot dead on Thursday morning, said Jamal Naser, a spokesman for provincial police.
2021/05/06 19:16 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Gunmen killed a former Afghan TV presenter on Thursday as he was travelling in the southern city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, adding to fears for press freedom in the war-wrecked country. Nimat Rawan was shot at noon, provincial spokesman Baheer Ahmadi said, by two assailants who were able to escape with his mobile phone. Security officials have told several other journalists in the area that extremists are targeting them as well, he added. The killing heightens worries over the fate of Afghan journalists as U.S. troops pullout. Many fear violence will spike and reprisals will be taken out against those who worked with foreign forces.