According to reports reaching oyogist.com, a female reporter has been shot dead in the eastern region of Afghanistan, making this the most recent assassination victim across the country.
Sources gathered that Malala Maiwand was shot by gunmen while going to her workplace at Jalalabad on Thursday Her driver, Mohammad Tahir, was also killed.
It was further gathered that Maiwand mum was also killed by unknown gunmen some years back, as she spoke About this, as being one of the challenges of female journalism in the country.
“We join in expressing our condolences and condemnation of the murders of journalist Malala Maiwand and her driver this morning #NotATarget,” “We must unite to uphold #PressFreedom, their deaths must be investigated and their killers face justice for this wicked act.” The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) said while condemning the incident.
