Slain Journalists Families Urge Warring Parties to End Violence
On this day in 2018, 9 Afghan journalists, including TOLOnews cameraman Yar Mohammad Tokhi, were killed in a deadly attack in Kabul. Tokhi had worked for TOLO TV and TOLOnews for 12 years.
The blast happened when the journalists were at the scene to report on an early explosion.
Yar Mohammad Tokhi, Ghazi Rasuli, Shah Marai Faizi, Freshta Mahram Durani, Abdullah Hananzai, Sabawoon Kakar, Mohammad Salim Talash, Nawroz Ali Rajabi and Ali Salimi were the nine journalists who lost their lives in the incident.
Tokhi’s mother and relatives of other victims of the incident said they urge the warring parties to end violence and make efforts for enduring peace in the country.