Azizullah Haidari
Male
Verified On November 19, 2001, Azizullah Haidari, a AF journalist for Reuters, covering War coverage, was killed in Sarobi, Afghanistan. Shot in ambush.
Their Story
A AF journalist for Reuters, Azizullah Haidari, covering War coverage, was killed in Sarobi, Afghanistan on November 19, 2001. His death was confirmed by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Azizullah Haidari's death ? Shot in ambush on November 19, 2001 in Sarobi, Afghanistan ? was classified by CPJ as a confirmed work-related killing.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) records this death as part of a documented pattern of press killings in Journalist Deaths ? Afghanistan. Press freedom organizations track these cases not only to document the dead, but to pursue accountability for those who target journalists.
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/azizullah-haidari/. The CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
Explore Further
Azizullah Haidari was killed during Journalist Deaths - Afghanistan (from January 2018 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud, Volker Handloik, Maria Grazia Cutuli.