Malala Maiwand
On December 10, 2020, Malala Maiwand, a AF journalist for Enikas TV, covering General reporting, was killed in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Gunmen attacked car.
Their Story
Malala Maiwand was a AF journalist who worked for Enikas TV, covering General reporting,. She was killed on December 10, 2020 in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, becoming one of the many journalists who have lost their lives covering this conflict.
December 10, 2020, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Malala Maiwand was Gunmen attacked car. The death was documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
This death is part of the broader tragedy documented under Journalist Deaths ? Afghanistan. Journalists covering conflict zones face systematic targeting ? some by combatants who see the press as a threat, others through the indiscriminate violence of war. CPJ has tracked these deaths since 1992.
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/malala-maiwand/. 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
Malala Maiwand 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.