International News Safety Institute

15 March 2019

Sultan Mahmoud Khirkhowa

Incident

Local TV journalist killed in eastern Afghanistan

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

Abdul Rahman, a police officer in the eastern Khost province, says Sultan Mahmoud Khirkhowa, a journalist with the local Zhman TV and radio, was killed Friday by two men on a motorcycle who opened fire on his vehicle. No one immediately claimed responsibility. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group are active in the area. IS has targeted journalists in the past and publicly threatened to kill them. Last year 17 journalists and media workers were killed in Afghanistan. See the original article here.

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