Afghan Journalist Killed in Border Clashes
Afghan journalist Abdul Ghafor Abed was killed on October 15 while covering cross-border clashes between Taliban and Pakistani security forces in Khost province’s Zazai Maidan district.
Abed, a provincial reporter for Taliban-controlled Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), was reportedly caught in the fighting while reporting from the frontline. Tawab Arman, a broadcast manager from RTA, was injured in the incident.
The Afghanistan Free Journalists Union has also reported that the journalists were deliberately targeted by Pakistani forces.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged both Taliban and Pakistani authorities to investigate the killing.
- Mustaghfar Grubaz, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s police command in Khost, said the RTA journalists were targeted by Pakistani forces while reporting on the fighting.
Author's summary: Journalist killed in Afghan-Pakistani border clashes.