Female journalist Palwasha Tokhi, who worked for Bayan, a local radio in northern Balkh province, was killed inside her home on Tuesday evening.
Tokhi had just returned to Afghanistan after completing her master's degree in Thailand two months ago.
According to Palwasha's father, Mohammad Khalil Tokhi, she was stabbed by unknown men who broke into their house when he was not home. She lost her life at a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif.
"I don't know the reason behind this incident. We don't have any personal enmity with anyone," he added.
The Northern Journalist Association in Mazar-e-Sharif has strongly condemned the incident.
"We are deeply saddened by the murder of Palwasha Tokhi who worked for Bayan radio for five years," Gulab Shah Bawar, head of Northern Journalists Association in Mazar-e-Sharif, said.
Palwasha is the second journalist killed in Mazar-e-Sharif in the past two months. No one has been arrested in relation to either case yet.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Afghanistan : Female Journalist Killed in Balkh Province
Female journalist Palwasha Tokhi, who worked for Bayan, a local radio in northern Balkh province, was killed inside her home on Tuesday evening.
Tokhi had just returned to Afghanistan after completing her master's degree in Thailand two months ago.
According to Palwasha's father, Mohammad Khalil Tokhi, she was stabbed by unknown men who broke into their house when he was not home. She lost her life at a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif.
"I don't know the reason behind this incident. We don't have any personal enmity with anyone," he added.
The Northern Journalist Association in Mazar-e-Sharif has strongly condemned the incident.
"We are deeply saddened by the murder of Palwasha Tokhi who worked for Bayan radio for five years," Gulab Shah Bawar, head of Northern Journalists Association in Mazar-e-Sharif, said.
Palwasha is the second journalist killed in Mazar-e-Sharif in the past two months. No one has been arrested in relation to either case yet.
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