Ex-Jalalabad mayor apologises to VoA reporter

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Former mayor of Jalalabad City, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar, province on Friday sought apology from the Voice of American Radio (VoAR) reporter over his guards’ assault on him.

Former Jalalabad mayor Lal Agah Kakar bodyguards beat VoA reporter Zabihullah Ghazi on Thursday evening when he was leaving the Nangarhar University campus in Daranota locality.

Ghazi said he had no personal enmity with Kakar who apologised to him for yesterday incident.

Civil society organizations and media networks in the country condemned the incident in strong words.

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