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Journalist Gunned Down In Nangarhar
A number of unidentified gunmen shot dead Mohammad Zubair Khaksar, a journalist, in Nangarhar on Friday night.The incident took place in Surkhrod district of the province, when Khaksar was on his way home. Khaksar's family members and the journalists' union in Nangarhar called on local officials to arrest the assailants. Khaksar was working for Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) and was also a writer. "We didn't have enmity with anyone. His (Khaksar's) only work was media and his weapon was his pen and white paper," said Abdul Mohammad, Khaksar's brother. Zamir, his other brother, said: "Khaksar was not only our brother. He was Nangarhar's voice and Nangarhar's voice has been cut. We didn't have personal enmity with anyone." Meanwhile, the provincial governor, Salim Khan Kunduzi, said that President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah have assigned local security organizations to bring the assailants to book. "The president, the CEO and National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar, contacted me and they also sent their condolence letters. They directed security organizations to thoroughly investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators of this oppression to justice," he said. He vowed that Zubair Khaksar's killers will be arrested soon. Video report at the link Posted by: badanov 2016-01-31 |
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