Truth a casualty in deadliest year for Afghanistan s journalists
By Sharif Hassan
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Kabul: Malala Maiwand sat on a television studio couch, pen and notebook in hand, a dark red headscarf framing her face. She was hosting a morning talk show in the city of Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan. The topic was rising insecurity in the region, and her guest was a police spokesman.
Maiwand got straight to the point. A recent killing had taken place in broad daylight and in plain sight of police, but the suspect had escaped. What is your answer to this? she asked the man.