A group of gunmen attacked a journalist in Afghanistan's eastern city Ghazni on Monday, making him the third targeted journalist in the last two months. Rahmatullah Nekzad was travelling towards a nearby mosque when he was chased and shot by a group of gunmen who used a silenced pistol, Ghazni province police spokesman Ahmad Khan Seerat told AFP.

Gunmen murder journalist in Afghanistan's Ghazni

The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan said on Tuesday that violence there was too high and the Kabul government and Taliban insurgents must work harder toward forging a ceasefire at their peace talks.

US special envoy calls for urgent reduction of violence in Afghanistan

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Gunmen murder journalist in Afghanistan's Ghazni

US special envoy calls for urgent reduction of violence in Afghanistan