06 June 2007
Zakia Zaki
Shooting
Zakia Zaki, director of the independent Radio Solh [Peace] in the central Parwan Province, was shot dead inside her house last night.
Zakia's husband Abdol Ahad told Pajhwok Afghan News armed men sneaked into their house in the midnight and opened fire at her. Ahad would not tell the number of the assailants or their identities. Parwan Police Chief Mohammad Salim Ehsas confirmed the killing of the female staffer. He said police was investigating the case to identify and arrest the culprits. Zakia, 35, had also served as headmaster at the girls' high school in Jabalosaraj. She also attended the Constitution Loya Jerga on behalf of the people of Parwan. Solh is the only independent radio station operating in Parwan Province over the previous eight years. Zakia's was the second murder of a female journalist in less than a week. Earlier, 22-year-old Shakiba Sanga-Amaj, anchorperson with the private Shamshad TV, was mysteriously shot to death inside her house in Kabul Thursday night.
