IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 present

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1 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present Year Date Sub-region Country Province City Name Age Gender Occupation Description 1993 Apr-16 South Asia Sharon Herbaugh F 1994 Jul-17 South Asia Kabul Chilsitoon ir Wais Jalil Aug/Sep South Asia azir-i-sharif ahmoud Saremi 2001 Nov-11 South Asia Takhar Taloqan Johanne Sutton 34 F 2001 Nov-11 South Asia Takhar Taloqan Pierre Billaud Nov-11 South Asia Takhar Taloqan Volker Handloik 40 Chief of AP Bureau in Islamabad, Pakistan Afghan reporter for the BBC's Pashto and Persian language services. Bureau Chief at Islamic Republic News Journalist for Radio France Internationale Journalist for Radio Television Luxembourg Journalist at Stern magazine (German) 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Nangarhar Harry Burton 33 Cameraman at Reuters 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Nangarhar Azizullah Haidari 33 Photographer at Reuters aria Grazia Journalist at Corriere 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Nangarhar Cutuli 39 F della Sera Died in a helicopter crash in the mountains of. Abducted and shot at least 20 times in the head and chest after travelling back from interviewing Prime inister Gulbuddin Hekmatyr. Abducted along with 10 Iranian diplomats. Killed by Taliban fighters. Killed when Taliban forces open fired on the Northern Alliance military convoy she was travelling in Killed when Taliban forces open fired on the Northern Alliance military convoy he was travelling in Killed when Taliban forces open fired on the Northern Alliance military convoy he was travelling in 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Nangarhar Julio Fuentes 46 Journalist at El undo 2003 ay-17 South Asia Kabul Char Quala Rizaee Shaima 24 F Journalist at Tolo TV Shot dead in her home 2005 Oct-22 South Asia Fahim Ihsan 30 Journalist at azar TV Found dead under

2 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present mysterious circumstances 2005 ay-17 South Asia Kabul Shaima Rizaee 24 F Entertainment presenter for Tolo TV Beaten and shot in the head Dec-17 South Asia aiwand Journalist at Da Solah Pagham 2005 Jul-22 South Asia Abdul Qodus Camerman at Aryana Died of head injuries after arriving at the scene of a suicide car bomb. Journalist at Deutsche 2006 Oct-07 South Asia Baghlan Karen Fischer 30 F Welle urdered by attackers Oct-07 South Asia Baghlan Christian Struwe 39 Journalist at Deutsche Welle urdered by attackers Feb-17 South Asia Rahman Qul Editor at Andkhoy agazine Attacked and killed by two armed motorcyclists ar-16 South Asia Sayed Agah Driver for Italian La Repubblica correspondent. Killed by the Taliban in an ambush Apr-04 South Asia Ajmal Naqshbandi Journalist/translator for Italian La Repubblica. Abducted and beheaded by the Taliban Jun-06 South Asia Zakia Zaki F Director at Sada-e-Sulh (Peace Radio) Killed when three armed men broke into her home and shot her seven times. Carsten Reporter at Dagbladet Hit by gunfire during a 2008 Jan-14 South Asia Kabul Thomassen Newspaper suicide bomb attack Jun-07 South Asia Abdul Samad Rohani Reporter at BBC World Service Kidnapped and found dead one day later 2009 Sep-09 South Asia Char Dara Sultan unadi Freelance fixer working for New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell Killed during a rescue mission by British and Nato security forces ar-10 South Asia Kandahar Javed Yazamy Cameraman at CTV News Shot dead 2009 Dec-30 South Asia Dand Kandahar ichelle Lang F Reporter at Calgary Herald Killed by a roadside bomb 2010 Jan-09 South Asia Rupert Hamer Correspondent at The Sunday irror Died after his vehicle was travelling in hit an IED Jun-18 South Asia Kandahar James P. Hunter 25 Army Journalist at US Died when a patrol he was

3 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present 2010 Sep-05 South Asia 2011 Jul-11 South Asia 2012 Feb-20 South Asia 2012 ay-14 South Asia 2013 Jan-23 South Asia ecroryan area Laghman Kabul city Kandi Rijaee Village 2014 Jan-26 South Asia Kabul Kabul City Sayed Hamid Noori 2014 ar-11 South Asia Kabul Kabul City Nils Horner 51 Army/101st Airborne Division TV Presenter at Afghan Radio Television Broadcaster Abdul Hadi Hamdard Reporter at Radio Television of Sadimkhaan Radio Station anager at Bahadurzoy elma Radio ohammad Nasim Turak Journalist Noor Ahmad Correspondent at New Noori York Times ohammad Shahed Naeemi 22 Presenter ar Nawa Radio Journalist at Sveriges Radio 2014 ar-22 South Asia Kabul Kabul City Sardar Ahmad 40 Correspondent at AFP Khost 2014 Apr-04 South Asia Khost Anja Niedringhaus 49 Photojournalist at AP Laghman Kandi Rijaee ohammad 2014 ay-14 South Asia Village Nasim Turak Journalist 2014 Jul-12 South Asia Balkh azari-sharif Khalid Agah Yaqubi 27 Radio Journalist with was hit by an improvised explosive device. Found dead with mulitple stab wounds. Burned and mutilated body was found in plastic bag behind a car salesman's yard. Killed by an unknown assailant. Killed in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul along with 4 others. Shot dead in daylight by two armed men while he was conducting an interview on the street. Shot dead along with his wide and two of his three children when gunment attacked staff and guests at the Serena Hotel, Kabul. Gunned down at a police station. Killed by an unknown assailant. Killed when one of his children opened the family home door and an assailant open fired.

4 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present 2014 Sep-16 South Asia Balkh Palwasha Tokhi eranzai 2014 Dec-21 South Asia Kabul Kabul City Zubair Hatami 2014 Jan-16 South Asia Nangarhar Aqil ohammad Waqar 20 Journalist at Bayan edia Center Journalist at Bayan edia Center 2015 Sep-18 South Asia Faizabad Yama Behroz Freelance Nov South Asia Kabul Karta-e-Now Amanullah Ataee Jan South Asia Kabul ohammad Jawad Hussaini Jan South Asia Kabul Zainab irzaee F Jan South Asia Kabul ehri Azizi F Jan South Asia Kabul ariam Ibrahimi F Journalist at Speen Ghar Radio anaging Director at Asia TV Video editor, OBY Group Dubbing artist, OBY Group Graphic department, OBY Group Dubbing artist, OBY Group Repeatedly stabbed by an unidentified man. Severely injured in a suicide bomb attack and died. Shot dead by unknown gunment while attending a wedding party. Killed in an explosion at his home. Shot outside his house probably because of a series of investigative reports.

5 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present Jan South Asia Kabul Jan South Asia Kabul ohammad Hussain Driver, OBY Group ohammad Ali ohammadi Jan South Asia Kabul Hussain Amiri Jan South Asia Surkhrod Haji ohammad Zubair Khaksar Oct South Asia Zabul Qalat Yaqub Sharafat Nov South Asia Netamullah Zahir Dec South Asia Kabul ohammad Nasir udasir 53 Dari dubbing artist, OBY Group Decoration department, OBY Group Correspondent for 's TV and Radio network. Reporter with Radio Television (RTA) Station manager and senior program organiser for ili Payam (National essage) Khaksar was shot by unidentified assailants when he was returning home from a private gathering. Yaqub was killed when he was shot by unknown assailants in Rasala area of Qalat. He died on the way to hospital. Killed in a bomb blast on a reporting trip Gunned down by two unidentified gun men as he was leaving his workplace

6 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present ay South Asia Nangrahar Jalalabad ohamad Amir Khan ay South Asia Nangrahar Jalalabad Zinullah Khan ay South Asia Nangrahar Jalalabad Abdul Latif ay South Asia Nangrahar Jalalabad Ghani Technical Officers RTA Trusted products RTA Trusted cash RTA Services Worker RTA ay South Asia Kabul ohammad Nazir BBC Afghan driver Among victims of the explosion in the Zanbaq Square in capital

7 IFJ Records: Journalists & edia Workers killed in : 1990 present ay South Asia Kabul Aziz Navin TOLO TV Reporter Among victims of the explosion in the Zanbaq Square in capital