Sister Of Murdered Afghan TV Journalist Recalls Gunshot Outside The Family Home
- By RFE/RL's Radio Azadi and
- Neil Bowdler
The family of the murdered Afghan TV journalist Malala Maiwand has spoken to RFE/RL about her death. Maiwand and her driver, Mohammad Tahir, were killed in December 2020 in the city of Jalalabad outside Maiwand's family home. Her sister, Fatima Hilal, recalls hearing gunfire and rushing to the door with her siblings. The Islamic State militant group later claimed responsibility for the killings.