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A journalist was shot and killed in eastern Afghanistan. The journalist is the latest murder victim in the entire country.
Malala Yousafzai and her driver Mohammad Tahir were shot and killed in their car on their way to Jalalabad on Thursday. Malala was a journalist for Enix TV and Radio.
So far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, the BBC reported.
Recently, there have been several targeted killings in Afghanistan. US-led NATO and the European Union have also issued statements condemning the killings. Malala was assassinated shortly after her statement.
Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, told local media that the attackers had fled the scene. Malala was also a civil rights activist. She also spoke about the obstacles that women journalists face in the country.
His mother was also a human rights activist, Reuters reported. He was shot and killed by unknown gunmen five years ago. The British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Alison Blake, has called for an investigation into the killings. “We deeply regret and condemn this incident,” he wrote in a statement.
