TV Journalist Assassinated in Nangarhar (2016)
Incident- Date
- Jan 30, 2016
- Year of incident
- 2016
- Province of incident
- Nangarhar: Unknown
- Town/Village
- Nangarhar Province
- Types of incident
- Assassination
- Murder
- Shooting
- Targeted Killing
- Conflict parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
- Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Other Crimes : Murder
- Other Crimes : Persecution
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
On January 30, 2016, unknown assailants shot and killed a television journalist in eastern Afghanistan. According to Khaama news agency, a radio station allegedly established by the Islamic State extremist group had been broadcasting threatening messages targeting journalists in Nangarhar province prior to this incident.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 1
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