Dawa Khan Menapal
Died6 August 2021 Edit this on Wikidata
Kabul Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater

Dawa Khan Menapal (died 6 August 2021; sometimes written Meenapal, Minapal or Mina Pal) was the director of the Afghanistan government's media and information centre, and worked as a spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.[1][2] He had previously been a journalist for Radio Azadi (formerly Radio Free Afghanistan).[3]

Menapal obtained a degree in Law and Political Science at Kabul University.[4]

In 2008 he was kidnapped by the Taliban on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, but released three days later after protests by tribal leaders who respected his journalism as balanced and fair.[3][5] In 2009, he was assaulted by Afghan police.[3]

He won the David Burke Award for Distinguished Journalism in 2010, "for his professionalism in reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan, despite harassment by government authorities and militants."[3]

On 6 August 2021 he was assassinated by the Taliban, during their retaking of the country.[1] A Taliban spokesman said he had been "punished for his deeds".[2] He was attacked by gunmen on Darul Aman Road in Kabul while going to Friday prayers.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taliban kills head of Afghanistan gov't media department". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Afghanistan: Dawa Khan Menapal assassinated in Kabul". BBC News. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dawa Khan Meenapal". U.S. Agency for Global Media. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Terrorists assassinated Afghan govt media head who was critical of Pakistan, Taliban". WION. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "RFE/RL Reporter Describes Taliban Kidnapping". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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