Gunmen Kill Two Journalists at Radio Station in Taluqan City, Takhar (2019)

Incident
Date
Feb 2, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Takhar: Taluqan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.7364952360929

Longitude: 69.5345202470089

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Taluqan
Town/Village
Taluqan City, Takhar province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • Ground Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On February 5, 2019, unknown gunmen entered a radio station in Taloqan City and killed two journalists who worked there. This targeted attack on media personnel represents an assault on press freedom and the safety of journalists working in Afghanistan.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2