{"id":73308,"date":"2021-02-28T02:34:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T02:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=73308"},"modified":"2021-03-08T06:45:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T06:45:02","slug":"officials-attack-targets-afghan-reporters-family-kills-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/73308-officials-attack-targets-afghan-reporters-family-kills-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials: Attack targets Afghan reporter&#8217;s family, kills three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-02-28_18-05-35-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-02-28_18-05-35-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-02-28_18-05-35-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-02-28_18-05-35-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-02-28_18-05-35-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-02-28_18-05-35.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Three family members of an assassinated journalist in western Afghanistan have been killed by gunmen, local officials said Friday, amid a rising wave of attacks targeting journalists and civil society actors.<br>Ghor provincial council member Hamidullah Mutahid said that at least five others were wounded in the attack late Thursday.<br>The gunmen stormed the family home of Afghan journalist and activist Bismillah Adil Aimaq, who was shot dead in an unclaimed attack nearby Ghor on Jan. 1.<br>No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack Aimaq&#8217;s family. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid quickly rejected the involvement of the militant group in the gun assault.<br>The deadly campaign against journalists and civil society activists comes as the Afghan government and Taliban representatives are struggling to hash out a peace deal in Doha. 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