TEHRAN, May 1 - Ten journalists in Kabul, Shah Marai, were among dozens killed in attacks across Afghanistan Monday, the deadliest day for the country's media since 2001.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) – The attacks highlight the dangers journalists face in the war-torn country, where violence is increasing as the resurgent Taliban step up their campaign while the Islamic State group makes inroads.
A double suicide blast in Kabul killed 25 people, including Marai along with at least eight other journalists, and wounded 49.
Reporters Without Borders called it the most lethal single attack on the media since the fall of the Taliban.
IS claimed the attack.
Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said the second explosion came minutes after the first and targeted reporters at the scene.
Source: AFP
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