source : Afghan Voice Agency(AVA) Unknown armed men shot dead an Afghan journalist, called Seyd Hamid Noori, who is also a member of Afghan National Journalist Association, in Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday night, an official said on Monday.
"Noori was killed in precinct nine near his house last night," a police official who declined to be named told Xinhua.
No groups or individuals have yet to claim responsibility for the murder.
Over a dozen journalists have been killed in several incidents in war-torn Afghanistan over the past couple of years.
PAN – Washington, Jul 13, 2010
Pajhwok Correspondent
Reconciliation with the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan cannot be at the expense of the human rights and privileges of the women of the country, the United States said on Monday.
The Obama administration, which so far has been reluctant to support the reconciliation efforts of the Karzai government, said the issue would be raised by the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, herself when she travels to Afghanistan later this month to attend the Kabul Conference.
Noting that women are fundamental to the future development of Afghanistan, the State Department spokesman, P J Crowley, told reporters that the United States has "made clear" that there are specific stipulations that anyone who wishes to reconcile has to meet.
"That includes support of the Afghan constitution, including the fundamental rights for all Afghan citizens, including women, enshrined in that constitution," he said, adding that Clinton has spoken repeatedly and strongly about this.
"We dont think that any reconciliation process in Afghanistan should come at the expense of women," Crowley said in response to a question