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Taliban threaten Afghan journalists to death

Tuesday, 01 September 2015 5:27 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 01 September 2015 5:46 PM ]

Afghan people mourn the death of an Afghan journalist killed by militants. (AFP)

Fayez Khorshid

Press TV, Kabul

Journalists in Afghanistan work under difficult circumstances, routinely facing violence, threats and intimidation. In the first half of this year, nearly 50 cases of violence against reporters and journalists were reported. The bulk of the violence has been attributed to the Taliban.

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