KABUL in the first half of 2017, showing a 35 percent surge over last year.
The Afghan Journalists' Safety Committee (AJSC), an independent watchdog, issued a new report at a press conference here, saying the Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) extremist group were responsible for most of the "direct and indirect" attacks on media workers in Afghanistan.
The report said 73 cases of violence against journalists were recorded in the first six months of 2017, including 10 . . .
