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Former Broadcaster Killed in Afghanistan as Violent Attacks Continue

HeadlineNov 09, 2020

In Afghanistan, a former TV news journalist was killed along with two other civilians Saturday when a bomb attached to his vehicle exploded in the capital Kabul. Yama Siawash had recently signed on as an adviser with Afghanistan’s central bank after a long run as a presenter at Afghanistan’s largest private TV channel.

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