Ex Tv Host Killed By Gunmen 1 Day After Taliban Threatens U.S. Aligned Journalists
Nimat Rawan, who was a former presenter for the popular channel Tolonews, was shot to death by two individuals who fled with his phone while he was travelling in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, said Baheer Ahmadi, a provincial spokesman. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid issued a statement to warn Afghan journalists against “one-sided news in support of Afghanistan’s intelligence,” or else “face the consequences.” Responsibility for Rawan’s assassination has not yet been claimed by anyone....