Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have shot and killed a relative of a Deutsche Welle journalist while looking for him, the German public broadcaster said.
The terrorists were conducting a house-to-house explore for the journalist, who now works in Germany, DW said Thursday.
A second relative was seriously wounded but others were able to escape, it said, without giving details of the incident.
DW director general Peter Limbourg condemned the killing, which he said showed the danger to media workers and their families in Afghanistan.
“The killing of a detailed relative of 1 of our editors by the Taliban yesterday is inconceivably tragic, and testifies to the acute danger during which all our employees and their families in Afghanistan find themselves,” he said.
“It is obvious that the Taliban are already polishing off organized searches for journalists, both in Kabul and within the provinces. We are running out of time!”
The Taliban had raided the homes of a minimum of three other DW journalists, the broadcaster said.
DW and other German media organisations have called on the German government to require swift action to assist their Afghan staff.
After taking Kabul, the Taliban launched a publicity blitz promising media freedom and a pardon for all their opponents.
However, a confidential UN document seen by AFP says they’re intensifying their hunt for folks that worked with US and NATO forces.
