User:Crtew/Terrorist attack on Tolo Television

The Terrorist attack on Tolo Television is suicide bombing committed by a member of the Taliban on a motorcycle on a minibus owned by a company who works with Tolo Television. killed seven journalists in Kabul, Afghanistan near the Russian Embassy on January 20, 2016 for their often critical reporting of the Taliban's activities. A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying the bomber had specifically targeted Tolo TV employees.

Perpetrators
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The perpetrator of the attack died in the attack by suicide bombing. The attack was condemned by the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and negatively impacted the view of the Taliban in the region.

Victims
At least 25 people were wounded in the bombing, including women and children most of those killed were behind-the-scenes staff from the channel's graphics and dubbing departments. Those who died were, Mohammad Jawad Hussaini 28-year-old Tolo video editor for Moby Group– TOLO TV’s mother company – for seven years when killed,

Mehri Azizi, who had worked in the creative department for five years and had risen to lead the graphics department, even though she was only 22. Zainab Mirzaee, who was a dubbing artist, Mariam Ibrahimi, who was a dubbing artist only employed with Tolo news for six months, Mohammad Hussain, driver for six years, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, a Dari dubbing artist and Hussain Amiri, a part of the set depatment.

Description of incident
The Taliban were angered by a Tolo report alleging that the insurgents had raped female university students. In respondse the Taliban threatened Tolo TV in October 2015

During rush hour on January 20, 2016 a Taliban insurgent driving a motorcycle loaded with explosives targeting a bus owned by ToloTV carrying employees home. The attack injured seven Tolo employee and injured twenty-five others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack the next day. According to the statement signed by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, the terror organization was not attacking the media in general. The attack was purposely targeting Tolo TV for their reporting of Taliban activities. Afghanistan's intelligence service said it has arrested eight people in connection with the Tolo attack, all associated with the Haqqani network, a close Taliban ally based in neighboring Pakistan.

Context
The terrorist attack on Tolo Tv station comes just two days after a second round of four-country negotiations in Kabul aimed at reviving talks with the Taliban. The Taliban had earlier warned Tolo and Kabul-based 1TV channel in October in response to their reports claiming that the group's fighters had raped women at a female hostel in Kunduz Tolo TV tried to address Taliban concerns, and met with the Taliban to discuss the issues in the United Arab Emirates. Although, this was the first major attack on an Afghan media organisation since the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001. Journalists have been attacked multiple times in Afghanistan since 2001. At least 34, including 15 foreign journalists, have been killed in connection with their work. Most of these murders are still unpunished. Since the beginning of 2016, the city has been hit by at least six bomb attacks.

Impact
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According to the US embassy in Kabul journalistic media is one of the successes in Afghanistan after the US invasion of Afghanistan. Human rights watch warns of increasing attacks on journalists from the Taliban in an effort to control the media. Freedom of speech has been an achievement for Afghanistan since 2001. The Afghan President condemned the attacks, but many journalists have yet to return to work, fearing further attacks.

Reactions
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attacks on twitter, Strongly condemn the barbaric attack on our brave media staff, My condolences are with their families. This is the act of coward terrorists."

"Murdering those who work to enlighten, educate and entertain will not stop Afghans from exercising their universal human right to freedom of expression," the US embassy said.

"The targeting of journalists reflects a depraved strategy to make media freedom a casualty of the ongoing conflict," Human Rights Watch said in a statement. "Designating journalists and other civilians as 'military targets' does not make them so, and deliberately attacking them constitutes a war crime."

The day after the attack the Afghan Taliban issued a warning to the country’s media not to oppose jihad and Islam

Moby Group repsonded to the attack by interrupting their programming on Wednesday evening after the attack to broadcast verses of the Quran. During which Moby Group displayed a ticker at the bottom of the screen announcing the death of the TOLO employees.

"The enemy of humanity, peace and Islam martyred our colleagues because they were exposing their crimes," said Fawad Aman, a TOLO news presenter, "They martyred you to silence us, but they will never achieve this evil goal."

“If they do not stop their evil activities this will not be the last attack on them,” said a Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, in an emailed statement.