The Taliban have killed a relative of a Deutsche Welle journalist while they were looking for him in a door-to-door search in Afghanistan,...
The Taliban have killed a relative of a Deutsche Welle journalist while they were looking for him in a door-to-door search in Afghanistan, the German state-funded public broadcaster reported on Thursday. The broadcaster has not revealed the name of the journalist, who lives in Germany, saying that he and his family are in danger.
One of the relatives of the journalist was injured while others managed to escape, according to the Deutsche Welle report. Peter Limbourg, the company’s Director General, condemned the killing and asked the German government to take action.
“The killing of a close relative of one of our editors by the Taliban yesterday [Wednesday] is inconceivably tragic, and testifies to the acute danger in which all our employees and their families in Afghanistan find themselves,” Limbourg said. “It is evident that the Taliban are already carrying out organized searches for journalists, both in Kabul and in the provinces. We are running out of time!”
According to Deutsche Welle, the Taliban have raided the homes of at least three of their journalists.
The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan on August 14, entering the presidential palace in the capital Kabul and ending an insurgent offensive that ripped through the country. The group made swift advances and captured key Afghan...
