IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers Killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – Present
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IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – present Year Date Sub-region Country Province City Name Age Gender Occupation Description Died in a helicopter crash in Chief of AP Bureau in the mountains of 1993 Apr-16 South Asia Afghanistan Sharon Herbaugh F Islamabad, Pakistan Afghanistan. Abducted and shot at least 20 times in the head and chest after travelling back Afghan reporter for the from interviewing Prime BBC's Pashto and Persian Minister Gulbuddin 1994 Jul-17 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Chilsitoon Mir Wais Jalil 25 M language services. Hekmatyr. Abducted along with 10 Bureau Chief at Islamic Iranian diplomats. Killed by 1998 Aug/Sep South Asia Afghanistan Mazir-i-Sharif Mahmoud Saremi M Republic News Taliban fighters. Killed when Taliban forces open fired on the Northern Journalist for Radio Alliance military convoy she 2001 Nov-11 South Asia Afghanistan Takhar Taloqan Johanne Sutton 34 F France Internationale was travelling in Killed when Taliban forces open fired on the Northern Journalist for Radio Alliance military convoy he 2001 Nov-11 South Asia Afghanistan Takhar Taloqan Pierre Billaud 31 M Television Luxembourg was travelling in Killed when Taliban forces open fired on the Northern Journalist at Stern Alliance military convoy he 2001 Nov-11 South Asia Afghanistan Takhar Taloqan Volker Handloik 40 M magazine (German) was travelling in Ambushed and executed 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Afghanistan Nangarhar Harry Burton 33 M Cameraman at Reuters while travelling in convoy Ambushed and executed 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Afghanistan Nangarhar Azizullah Haidari 33 M Photographer at Reuters while travelling in convoy Maria Grazia Journalist at Corriere Ambushed and executed 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Afghanistan Nangarhar Cutuli 39 F della Sera while travelling in convoy Ambushed and executed 2001 Nov-19 South Asia Afghanistan Nangarhar Julio Fuentes 46 M Journalist at El Mundo while travelling in convoy 2003 May-17 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Char Quala Rizaee Shaima 24 F Journalist at Tolo TV Shot dead in her home 2005 Oct-22 South Asia Afghanistan Fahim Ihsan 30 M Journalist at Mazar TV Found dead under IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – present mysterious circumstances Entertainment presenter Beaten and shot in the 2005 May-17 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Shaima Rizaee 24 F for Tolo TV head. Journalist at Da Solah 2005 Dec-17 South Asia Afghanistan Maiwand Pagham Died of head injuries after arriving at the scene of a 2005 Jul-22 South Asia Afghanistan Abdul Qodus M Camerman at Aryana suicide car bomb. Journalist at Deutsche 2006 Oct-07 South Asia Afghanistan Baghlan Karen Fischer 30 F Welle Murdered by attackers. Journalist at Deutsche 2006 Oct-07 South Asia Afghanistan Baghlan Christian Struwe 39 M Welle Murdered by attackers. Editor at Andkhoy Attacked and killed by two 2006 Feb-17 South Asia Afghanistan Rahman Qul Magazine armed motorcyclists. Driver for Italian La Repubblica Killed by the Taliban in an 2007 Mar-16 South Asia Afghanistan Sayed Agah correspondent. ambush. Journalist/translator for Abducted and beheaded by 2007 Apr-04 South Asia Afghanistan Ajmal Naqshbandi Italian La Repubblica. the Taliban. Killed when three armed Director at Sada-e-Sulh men broke into her home 2007 Jun-06 South Asia Afghanistan Zakia Zaki F (Peace Radio) and shot her seven times. Carsten Reporter at Dagbladet Hit by gunfire during a 2008 Jan-14 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Thomassen M Newspaper suicide bomb attack. Helmand Abdul Samad Reporter at BBC World Kidnapped and found dead 2008 Jun-07 South Asia Afghanistan province Rohani M Service one day later Freelance fixer working Killed during a rescue for New York Times mission by British and Nato 2009 Sep-09 South Asia Afghanistan Char Dara Sultan Munadi reporter Stephen Farrell security forces. 2009 Mar-10 South Asia Afghanistan Kandahar Javed Yazamy M Cameraman at CTV News Shot dead Reporter at Calgary 2009 Dec-30 South Asia Afghanistan Dand Kandahar Michelle Lang F Herald Killed by a roadside bomb Helmand Correspondent at The Died after his vehicle was 2010 Jan-09 South Asia Afghanistan province Rupert Hamer M Sunday Mirror travelling in hit an IED. 2010 Jun-18 South Asia Afghanistan Kandahar James P. Hunter 25 M Army Journalist at US Died when a patrol he was IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – present Army/101st Airborne with was hit by an Division improvised explosive device. TV Presenter at Afghan Mecroryan Sayed Hamid Radio Television Found dead with mulitple 2010 Sep-05 South Asia Afghanistan area Kabul city Noori M Broadcaster stab wounds. Burned and mutilated body was found in plastic bag Helmand Abdul Hadi Reporter at Radio behind a car salesman's 2011 Jul-11 South Asia Afghanistan province Hamdard M Television of Afghanistan yard. Sadimkhaan Radio Station Manager at 2012 Feb-20 South Asia Afghanistan Bahadurzoy M Melma Radio Laghman Kandi Rijaee Mohammad Killed by an unknown 2012 May-14 South Asia Afghanistan province Village Nasim Turak M Journalist assailant. Noor Ahmad Correspondent at New 2013 Jan-23 South Asia Afghanistan Noori York Times Killed in a suicide bomb Mohammad attack in Kabul along with 4 2014 Jan-26 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Kabul City Shahed Naeemi 22 M Presenter ar Nawa Radio others. Shot dead in daylight by two armed men while he Journalist at Sveriges was conducting an 2014 Mar-11 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Kabul City Nils Horner 51 M Radio interview on the street. Shot dead along with his wide and two of his three children when gunment attacked staff and guests at 2014 Mar-22 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Kabul City Sardar Ahmad 40 M Correspondent at AFP the Serena Hotel, Kabul. Khost Gunned down at a police 2014 Apr-04 South Asia Afghanistan province Khost Anja Niedringhaus 49 M Photojournalist at AP station. Laghman Kandi Rijaee Mohammad Killed by an unknown 2014 May-14 South Asia Afghanistan province Village Nasim Turak M Journalist assailant. Killed when one of his children opened the family Khalid Agah home door and an assailant 2014 Jul-12 South Asia Afghanistan Balkh Mazari-Sharif Yaqubi 27 M Radio Journalist open fired. IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – present Palwasha Tokhi Journalist at Bayan Repeatedly stabbed by an 2014 Sep-16 South Asia Afghanistan Balkh Meranzai M Media Center unidentified man. Journalist at Bayan Severely injured in a suicide 2014 Dec-21 South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Kabul City Zubair Hatami M Media Center bomb attack and died. Shot dead by unknown Nangarhar Aqil Mohammad Journalist at Speen Ghar gunment while attending a 2014 Jan-16 South Asia Afghanistan province Waqar 20 M Radio wedding party. Killed in an explosion at his 2015 Sep-18 South Asia Afghanistan Faizabad Yama Behroz M Freelance home. Shot outside his house Managing Director at probably because of a series 2015 01-Nov South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Karta-e-Now Amanullah Ataee M Asia TV of investigative reports. A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Mohammad Video editor, MOBY Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Jawad Hussaini M Group responsibility for the attack A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Dubbing artist, MOBY Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Zainab Mirzaee F Group responsibility for the attack A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Graphic department, Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Mehri Azizi F MOBY Group responsibility for the attack A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Dubbing artist, MOBY Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Mariam Ibrahimi F Group responsibility for the attack IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – present A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Mohammad Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Hussain M Driver, MOBY Group responsibility for the attack A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Mohammad Ali Dari dubbing artist, Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Mohammadi M MOBY Group responsibility for the attack A bus they were travelling in was hit by a suicide bomber and they were killed in the blast. The Decoration department, Taliban claimed 2016 20-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Hussain Amiri M MOBY Group responsibility for the attack Khaksar was shot by unidentified assailants Correspondent for when he was returning Haji Mohammad Afghanistan's TV and home from a private 2016 29-Jan South Asia Afghanistan Surkhrod Zubair Khaksar M Radio network. gathering. Yaqub was killed when he was shot by unknown Reporter with Radio assailants in Rasala area of Television Afghanistan Qalat. He died on the way 2016 16-Oct South Asia Afghanistan Zabul Qalat Yaqub Sharafat M (RTA) to hospital. Helmand Killed in a bomb blast on a 2016 04-Nov South Asia Afghanistan province Netamullah Zahir M reporting trip Station manager and senior program organiser Gunned down by two Mohammad Nasir for Mili Payam (National unidentified gun men as he 2016 15-Dec South Asia Afghanistan Kabul Mudasir 53 M Message) was leaving his workplace IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Afghanistan: 1990 – present Was killed when two suicide bombers denoted bombs at the entrance of RTA. The building was then stormed with three gunmen, with a siege lasting 3 hours.