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“#Islamic State claims responsibility for killing journalist<\/strong>”
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The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a female Afghan reporter and activist Thursday morning \u2014 marking the latest attack on journalists in the country. <\/p>\n

Malalai Maiwand, 25, a reporter at Enikas Radio and TV, was with her driver on her way to work in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, when gunmen attacked their vehicle and opened fire at them, CNN reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Reuters first reported the Islamic State claimed it was responsible for murdering Maiwand<\/a>, who militants called a \u201cpro regime\u201d journalist. <\/p>\n

Militants have also targeted Maiwand\u2019s mother, who was an activist, and killed her five years ago. They have also kidnapp<\/a>ed Enikas\u2019 owner and held him hostage for ransom in 2018, Reuters reported. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith the killing of Malalai, the working field for female journalists is getting more smaller and the journalists may not dare to continue their jobs the way they were doing before,\u201d Nai, an advocacy group that supports Afghan media<\/a>, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Maiwand\u2019s murder raised the death toll of journalists killed in Afghanistan to 10, according to the outlet. <\/p>\n

The Afghan government, German embassy, and the British ambassador to Afghanistan have all condemned the attack. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe join in expressing our condolences and condemnation of the murders of journalist Malalai Maiwand and her driver this morning,\u201d tweeted<\/a> British ambassador Alison Blake. \u201cWe must unite to uphold #PressFreedom, their deaths must be investigated and their killers face justice for this wicked act.\u201d\n <\/div>\n