Afghan Journalists to Boycott News About Taliban

Afghan journalists have a message for the Taliban: trying to drum up media coverage of their terror campaigns by murdering civilians will not work any more. That's according to a group calling itself "the gathering of Afghan journalists, which " issued a statement in response to the death of AFP journalist Sardar Ahmad

Gunmen stormed the Serena Hotel Thursday evening armed with small handguns, killing nine civilians including Ahmad, his wife and two of their children. His infant son was seriously wounded.

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In a statement posted across the Internet on Friday, journalists responded with grief and defiance Read more...

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