Group: 2016 most dangerous for Afghan journalists, 10 killed
KABUL — A new report by the Afghan Journalists’ Safety Committee named 2016 as the most dangerous so far for journalists in Afghanistan, with 10 news professionals killed in the first six months of this year.
The report, released on, Monday recorded 54 incidents of violence against journalists during the first half of the year — 38 per cent higher than in the same period in 2015.
The incidents included killings, assaults, detentions and intimidation, and most were carried out by “individuals linked to the government,” AJSC’s report said, without elaborating.
The Taliban were behind 30 per cent of the attacks, or 16 of the 54 recorded incidents.