Official: Afghan journalist survives attack by gunmen

KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen connected a motorcycle brandished tiny arms and fired connected a broadcast writer successful his car successful the Afghan superior of Kabul, lightly wounding him.

Ali Reza Sharifi, a writer for Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, survived the precocious Friday nighttime attack, Taliban lawman spokesperson Bilal Karimi told The Associated Press.

“We are investigating to find the perpetrator,” helium said. No 1 instantly claimed work for the attack.

The battle comes conscionable days aft an Afghan media watchdog reported much than 30 instances of unit and threats of unit against Afghan journalists implicit the past 2 month, with astir 90% committed by the Taliban.

Sharifi told the AP helium was driving location erstwhile 2 men riding a motorcycle opened occurrence connected his car. “A slug fired from the near conscionable touched my lip,” helium said, adding that “shredded model pieces deed my near eye.”

Pictures of Sharifi’s car shared connected societal media amusement astatine slightest 2 slug holes connected 1 of the car’s windows. “They started firing from the beforehand and I escaped to the backmost seat,” helium said.

Since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan successful precocious August, 3 journalists person been killed successful Afghanistan.