Armed men gunned down three female employees of Enikaas TV in Jalalabad city on Tuesday, officials confirmed.
Officials at the TV network have confirmed that three of their employees were attacked at around 4:00 pm Tuesday by unknown gunmen in PD4 of Jalalabad city.
Three employees–Mursal Habibi, Nazia, and Saadia–were killed in the attack, sources said.
Nangarhar police also confirmed the attack.
Farid Khan, a spokesman for the Nangarhar police HQ, said Mursal, a presenter for the TV station, and two of her colleagues from the dubbing department were killed in the attack.
So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
This comes as targeted attacks against media workers and civil activists have been increased in the past few months.
Nearly three months ago, Malala Maiwand, the host of Enikaas TV, was killed in a similar attack.
Meanwhile, Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) has asked the Afghan government to probe targeted attacks on journalists and media workers and share the results with the public.
