3 Female Media Workers Killed on Way Home From Work in Eastern Afghanistan

3 Female Media Workers Killed on Way Home From Work in Eastern Afghanistan
Afghan men transport the body of one of three media workers who were killed by an unknown gunmen, at a hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2021. Parwiz/Reuters
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan—Three female media workers were shot dead in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, government officials said, amid a wave of killings that is spreading fear among professional workers in urban centers.

Zalmai Latifi, head of local broadcaster Enikas TV, said the three women were recent high school graduates aged between 18 and 20 who worked in the station’s dubbing department.