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| Afghan woman radio boss shot dead | Afghan woman radio boss shot dead |
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| A female owner of a radio station in Afghanistan has been shot dead. | A female owner of a radio station in Afghanistan has been shot dead. |
| Zakia Zaki was shot seven times, including in the chest and head, the governor of Parwan province, which lies just north of Kabul, told the BBC. | Zakia Zaki was shot seven times, including in the chest and head, the governor of Parwan province, which lies just north of Kabul, told the BBC. |
| He said she was killed late at night as she slept with her eight-month-old son. Officials say they do not know who carried out the attack. | He said she was killed late at night as she slept with her eight-month-old son. Officials say they do not know who carried out the attack. |
| It came days after the killing of a woman newsreader for reasons which have been described as "family-related". | It came days after the killing of a woman newsreader for reasons which have been described as "family-related". |
| 'Act of terror' | 'Act of terror' |
| The governor, Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, visited the scene of the killing in the town of Jabul Saraj. | The governor, Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, visited the scene of the killing in the town of Jabul Saraj. |
| He said the attackers were three men armed with pistols and rifles, who broke into Ms Zaki's house and got into the bedroom. | |
| An older son, aged three, was also with her at the time. | An older son, aged three, was also with her at the time. |
| New hopes of Afghan media | New hopes of Afghan media |
| The Interior Ministry condemned what it called "this act of terror" and said it was trying to track down the perpetrators. | The Interior Ministry condemned what it called "this act of terror" and said it was trying to track down the perpetrators. |
| Zakia Zaki, was 35 years old and worked as a schoolteacher. | Zakia Zaki, was 35 years old and worked as a schoolteacher. |
| She had also headed the US-funded station, Radio Peace, since it opened after the fall of the Taleban in 2001. | She had also headed the US-funded station, Radio Peace, since it opened after the fall of the Taleban in 2001. |
| She had at times criticised the former mujahideen, some of who have been implicated in war crimes. | She had at times criticised the former mujahideen, some of who have been implicated in war crimes. |
| The Afghan Independent Journalists' Association said she had received threats in the past but had no personal enemies. | The Afghan Independent Journalists' Association said she had received threats in the past but had no personal enemies. |
| This killing comes six days after the shooting dead of another woman working in journalism, a 22-year-old newsreader from a private television station, Shokiba Sanga Amaaj. | This killing comes six days after the shooting dead of another woman working in journalism, a 22-year-old newsreader from a private television station, Shokiba Sanga Amaaj. |
| According to senior police sources in Kabul, her father has blamed two male relatives and one person has been arrested. | According to senior police sources in Kabul, her father has blamed two male relatives and one person has been arrested. |