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Slain TOLO TV Staff Remembered

January 20th marks the 5th anniversary of the death of seven employees of MOBY Group, many of whom worked for Moby-owned TOLO TV, whose bus was targeted by a Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul. The attack left 18 employees wounded.
 
On January 20, 2016, a Taliban suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives near a bus on Darulaman Road in Kabul, killing at least seven Moby staff members – including three female employees -- and wounding 18 others who were Moby employees.
 
The employees were on their way home when the Taliban bomber targeted the bus.
 
The victims’ families said that they will not forget those who plotted and executed the barbaric attack on their loved ones.
 
Meanwhile, NAI—an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan--said it is gravely concerned about the current rise in attacks on Afghan journalists.
 
Hussain Faqirzada is one of the survivors of the attack on the bus. He lost the sight in one of his eyes, and his other eye was badly damaged.
 
“Whenever I remember that incident, I become so sad,” said Hussain Faqirzada, a survivor.
 
“This is a major atrocity that has been carried out on the Afghan people, I will not forgive them,” said Ghulam Nabi, the father of Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, one of the victims.
 
“Any group, circle or individual behind these attacks has in fact targeted freedom of speech,” said Sediqullah Tawhidi, a journalist.
 
Who were the victims killed in the attack on the Moby Group bus?
 
1. Mohammad Jawad Hussaini:
Hussaini started his career with MOBY Group as a video editor.
2. Zainab Mirzaee:
Mirzaee started her career at the company as a Dari dubbing artist.
3. Mehri Azizi:
Azizi started her career in the graphics department of MOBY Group.
4. Mariam Ibrahimi:
Ibrahimi started her career with MOBY Group as a dubbing artist.
5. Mohammad Hussain:
Hussain worked as a driver for the company. 
6. Mohammad Ali Mohammadi:
Mohammadi started his career with MOBY Group as a Dari dubbing artist.
7. Hussain Amiri
Amiri worked in the set decoration department.
 
The attack on Moby Group employees drew widespread global condemnation, with various countries, activists and media organizations denouncing it as attack on the freedom of expression.
 
The Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility for the attack.
 
The journalist community in Afghanistan now faces a new waves of targeted killings that has begun in recent months.
 
'7 Journalists, 1 Media Worker Killed in  2020  in Afghanistan'
 
A recent report indicates that four anchors, three reporters and a cameraman have lost their lives in terrorist incidents in different parts of the country in  2020. This number was similar to  2019 but the level of threats to journalists and media workers has been unprecedentedly high in recent months and continues unabated.
 
The Afghanistan Journalists Center, in a report published in early January, says in  2020 Daesh was responsible for killing two anchors, the Taliban was responsible for killing one reporter and a cameraman, and unknown armed men were responsible for killing two anchors. 
 
According to the report, the perpetrators of some of the attacks have not been identified so far. 
 
The report says that 112 incidents of violence against journalists happened in  2020 in the country. The report adds that 19 journalists and media workers were wounded last year. 
 
Moreover, two more incidents, including the attack on former TOLOnews anchor Yama Siawash and the death of Ariana News anchor Fardin Amini in a mysterious incident, happened this past November.
 
Those who lost their lives in  2020  are: 
 
Safar Mohammad Atal, an anchor of Samson Radio in Helmand;
 
Ahmad Khan Nawid, an anchor of Ghor Radio in Feroz oh city;
 
Mir Wahid Shah Amiri, Khorshid TV reporter in Kabul;
 
Shafiq Zabih, a cameraman at Khorshid TV;
 
Elyas Daee, a Radio Azadi reporter in Helmand;
 
Malala Maiwand, Eekas TV anchor in Nangarhar;
 
Rahmatullah Nekzad, a freelance reporter in Ghazni; and Tahir Khan, a driver at Enekas TV in Nangarhar.
 
On the first day of  2021, a reporter, Bismillah Adil Aimaq, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in Ghor. He was head of a local radio station in the province.

Slain TOLO TV Staff Remembered

The victims’ families said that they will not forget those who plotted and executed the barbaric attack on their loved ones.

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January 20th marks the 5th anniversary of the death of seven employees of MOBY Group, many of whom worked for Moby-owned TOLO TV, whose bus was targeted by a Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul. The attack left 18 employees wounded.
 
On January 20, 2016, a Taliban suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated explosives near a bus on Darulaman Road in Kabul, killing at least seven Moby staff members – including three female employees -- and wounding 18 others who were Moby employees.
 
The employees were on their way home when the Taliban bomber targeted the bus.
 
The victims’ families said that they will not forget those who plotted and executed the barbaric attack on their loved ones.
 
Meanwhile, NAI—an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan--said it is gravely concerned about the current rise in attacks on Afghan journalists.
 
Hussain Faqirzada is one of the survivors of the attack on the bus. He lost the sight in one of his eyes, and his other eye was badly damaged.
 
“Whenever I remember that incident, I become so sad,” said Hussain Faqirzada, a survivor.
 
“This is a major atrocity that has been carried out on the Afghan people, I will not forgive them,” said Ghulam Nabi, the father of Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, one of the victims.
 
“Any group, circle or individual behind these attacks has in fact targeted freedom of speech,” said Sediqullah Tawhidi, a journalist.
 
Who were the victims killed in the attack on the Moby Group bus?
 
1. Mohammad Jawad Hussaini:
Hussaini started his career with MOBY Group as a video editor.
2. Zainab Mirzaee:
Mirzaee started her career at the company as a Dari dubbing artist.
3. Mehri Azizi:
Azizi started her career in the graphics department of MOBY Group.
4. Mariam Ibrahimi:
Ibrahimi started her career with MOBY Group as a dubbing artist.
5. Mohammad Hussain:
Hussain worked as a driver for the company. 
6. Mohammad Ali Mohammadi:
Mohammadi started his career with MOBY Group as a Dari dubbing artist.
7. Hussain Amiri
Amiri worked in the set decoration department.
 
The attack on Moby Group employees drew widespread global condemnation, with various countries, activists and media organizations denouncing it as attack on the freedom of expression.
 
The Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility for the attack.
 
The journalist community in Afghanistan now faces a new waves of targeted killings that has begun in recent months.
 
'7 Journalists, 1 Media Worker Killed in  2020  in Afghanistan'
 
A recent report indicates that four anchors, three reporters and a cameraman have lost their lives in terrorist incidents in different parts of the country in  2020. This number was similar to  2019 but the level of threats to journalists and media workers has been unprecedentedly high in recent months and continues unabated.
 
The Afghanistan Journalists Center, in a report published in early January, says in  2020 Daesh was responsible for killing two anchors, the Taliban was responsible for killing one reporter and a cameraman, and unknown armed men were responsible for killing two anchors. 
 
According to the report, the perpetrators of some of the attacks have not been identified so far. 
 
The report says that 112 incidents of violence against journalists happened in  2020 in the country. The report adds that 19 journalists and media workers were wounded last year. 
 
Moreover, two more incidents, including the attack on former TOLOnews anchor Yama Siawash and the death of Ariana News anchor Fardin Amini in a mysterious incident, happened this past November.
 
Those who lost their lives in  2020  are: 
 
Safar Mohammad Atal, an anchor of Samson Radio in Helmand;
 
Ahmad Khan Nawid, an anchor of Ghor Radio in Feroz oh city;
 
Mir Wahid Shah Amiri, Khorshid TV reporter in Kabul;
 
Shafiq Zabih, a cameraman at Khorshid TV;
 
Elyas Daee, a Radio Azadi reporter in Helmand;
 
Malala Maiwand, Eekas TV anchor in Nangarhar;
 
Rahmatullah Nekzad, a freelance reporter in Ghazni; and Tahir Khan, a driver at Enekas TV in Nangarhar.
 
On the first day of  2021, a reporter, Bismillah Adil Aimaq, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in Ghor. He was head of a local radio station in the province.

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