A January report from the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee called 2017 “the bloodiest year for journalists and media workers in Afghanistan’s history,” with a 67% annual increase in the number of violent incidents against people in the industry.

The country has become a more dangerous place for journalists after the drawdown of foreign troops in 2014. In 2016, two NPR journalists were killed in Afghanistan while on a reporting assignment with the Afghan National Army.

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