Afghan journalist shot dead
IPI - An Afghan journalist known for his critical reporting on the Taliban was gunned down on Monday in Pakistan’s Khyber Pass near the town of Jamrud in the Khyber tribal district.
Janullah Hashimzada, bureau chief in Peshawar, Pakistan, for Afghanistan’s Shamshad Television, was traveling from the Afghan border town of Torkham to Peshawar in a minibus when the vehicle was intercepted by masked assailants, reportedly in a Toyota Corolla. They forced the minibus to a stop and fired at Hashimzada with assault rifles. The journalist was reportedly shot at least 6 times. Another employee of Shamshad television, named by news reports as Ali Khan, was seriously injured in the attack.
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25 August 2009
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