At least six journalists and media workers have been killed in Afghanistan since November 07, either in sticky bombings or targeted killings but often unclaimed.
The attacks have prompted people’s outcry who accuse government of failing to protect its citizens.
“Attempts to silence media workers must end,” tweeted the embassy Monday. “Press Freedom is one of Afghanistan’s most extraordinary achievements over the last two decades,” it added.
Amrullah Saleh, First Vice President, said Tuesday on Facebook that sticky bombings and targeted killings are of the hottest issues in the country which require patience to be tackled.
These attacks have targeted the entire war-torn nation, he wrote.
Afghanistan’s human rights watchdog, AIHRC, has meanwhile said in its statement released Monday that targeted assassinations of journalists within the past few months have had a negative impact on media.
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According to the statement, “many female journalists from the provinces have left their jobs”.
It has called on the Afghan government, the global community, and Taliban group to immediately “respond to the demands of Afghan media for support, safety, protection, timely investigations and access to information”.
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