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The same week Noori was killed a suicide bomber attacked an Afghan army bus in Kabul on Sunday, killing four people and wounding up to 22, police said, the latest incident in a worrying surge of violence in the Afghan capital over the past 10 days. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, the worst since a devastating assault on a popular restaurant on Jan. 17 killed 21 foreigners and Afghans.Among the victims of Sunday's attack was local radio journalist Shahid Naimi, according to police, who happened to be near the bus when the bomber blew himself <ref>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2014/Jan-26/245314-suicide-bomber-kills-four-in-kabul-attack-on-afghan-army-bus.ashx/<ref>. |
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Revision as of 03:11, 21 November 2016
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Noor Ahmad Noori | |
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| Cause of death | Murder |
| Body discovered | In a car salesman's yard in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah |
| Nationality | Afghanistan |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Radio Broadcaster |
| Employer(s) | Bost, New York Times |
| Family | Rasiullah, elder brother |
Noor Ahmad Noori,(01/01/1985– 23/01/2014), a Afghan was working as a radio broadcaster for the Bost radio station in Helmand province. Noori worked for the New York Times as a translator from 2010 to 2013. He was a 29 year old well-known local journalist and radio broadcaster who was engaged to be married at his date of death on 01/23/2014.[1]Cause of death was beaten and stabbed to death.[2]
Personal
Noor Ahmed Noori was engaged to be married whenever he was murdered. He lived outside of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province which is fairly secure from the Taliban inside the city limits. Noori spoke some English. He was well known and familiar with the local government officials including the civilians who were working with the United States military mission.[1]
Career
Noori has worked with several different news organizations in Helmand.[3] He was a young journalist whom worked as a translator at the New York Times from 2010 to 2013. At his time of death he reported for a local radio station, Bost as a producer for two religious programs, called "Membar" and "Mehrab." This radio station was known for reports on cultural, religious, entertainment, and social issues. Noori's director at Bost, Ahmed Shah Passon, Noori had not reported on anything controversial or sensitive at Bost.[3][4]
Death
Noor Ahmed Noori's bloodied body was found in a sack at Lashkar Gah, where he lived.[2] Family Members, including his brother, said that he had received threatening phone calls before his death. [3] It is known [according to whom?] that he was being threatened by anti-government armed mulitiant groups during the recent months. Before his death, Noori had been missing since 10am in his local time.[5] A forensic doctor at Lashkar Gah hospital had said that Noor Ahmed Noori had been tortured before being murdered. His death was caused by at least two knife blows to the head and likely strangulation with a scarf.[6]
Context
Impact
The same week Noori was killed a suicide bomber attacked an Afghan army bus in Kabul on Sunday, killing four people and wounding up to 22, police said, the latest incident in a worrying surge of violence in the Afghan capital over the past 10 days. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, the worst since a devastating assault on a popular restaurant on Jan. 17 killed 21 foreigners and Afghans.Among the victims of Sunday's attack was local radio journalist Shahid Naimi, according to police, who happened to be near the bus when the bomber blew himself Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref>Radio Bost manager Abdul Salam Passon said, "He was a decent person and his programs caused no problems. His voice was known to everyone throughout the providence."Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Passon also said that Noori was threatened several times, but never elaborated by whom and why. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
- RSF[6]
/ref> Bost manager
See also
Temporary urls
- guardian[2]
- nydailynews[3]
- khaama[5]
- nytimes[1]
- upi[7]
- Reuters[8]
- UPI[7]
- rawa[9]
- nanopress[10]
- CPJ[4]
- RSF[6]
References
- ^ a b c Shah, Taimoor; Rubin, Alissa J. (January 25, 2014). "Former Interpreter for The Times Is Killed in Afghanistan". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Amiri, Mokhtar (January 24, 2014). "Afghan journalist Noor Ahmed Noori found dead in Helmand province". The Guardian (UK).
- ^ a b c d Hastings, Deborah (January 24, 2014). "Afghan reporter tortured, killed in southern province of Helmand". New York Daily News.
- ^ a b "Noor Ahmad Noori - Journalists Killed". Committee to Protect Journalists. January 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Ghanizada (January 24, 2014). "Militants kill New York Times local correpondent in Helmand". Khaama Press(KP), Afghan News Agency.
- ^ a b c "Young radio journalist tortured and killed in Helmand". Reporters Without Borders. January 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Body of Afghan journalist found burned, mutilated in Helmand province". UPI.com. January 24, 2014. Cite error: The named reference "upi" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Harooni, Mirwais (January 26, 2014). "Suicide bomber kills four in Kabul attack on Afghan army bus". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Journalists increasingly under attack". RAWA News. March 29, 2014.
- ^ AP/LaPresse (April 4, 2014). "Inviati di guerra morti: giornalisti e fotografi vittime delle bombe". NanoPress.
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