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词条 Ahmad Sardar
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Ahmad Sardar was a prominent Afghan journalist.[1] He, along with nearly his entire family, was killed by Taliban gunmen in March 2014. He was 40 years old.[2][3]

Career

Sardar began his career as a journalist in 2001 with the fall of the Taliban, when he started working as a translator for Japanese journalists. He was hired by Agence France-Press in 2003 to cover the daily briefings by the US-led coalition at Bagram airbase,[4] and became well known in the Afghan media world, and had quickly worked his way up to senior correspondent for AFP at the time of his death.[5][6] He also headed a successful media firm, Pressistan, which he founded in 2009 to support visiting foreign correspondents and to train local journalists.[7][8][7][8] Interviewed in 2012, Sardar said of his job: "I don't think the experiences of a journalist in a country like Afghanistan and a city like Kabul are that pleasant. For example, suicide attacks: we have to go to the scene and look at something very tragic, we have no choice."[9]Ironically his last article was on male lion cub Marjan, on March 19, 2014, which narrated the pathetic state in which Marjan was being housed on a rooftop by a businessman, who had bought the male lion cub as a status symbol for $20,000, and kept his pet on a roof terrace.[10]

Death

On the evening of March 20, 2014, as Taliban violence was escalating in the run up to the April national elections,[11] Ahmad and his family were having dinner at the Serena Hotel in Kabul, for celebrating the Persian New Year, Nowruz.[12][13] Four Taliban gunmen sneaked weapons into the hotel before going to its restaurant and opening fire; they killed nine people. Four of the dead were Ahmad; his wife Humaira; his daughter, Nelofar (aged 6); and his eldest son, Omar (5).[14] The youngest son, two-year-old Abuzar, was hit with multiple rounds and went into a coma, but survived the attack.[15][16] According to Afghan officials, the Sardar's family were not the deliberate target of the attack.[17] One of the attackers was believed killed by one of the hotel's armed guards;[20] the rest were killed by Afghan special forces.[18] Surviving son Abuzar may go to Canada to live with an uncle.[19] While they claimed responsibility for the attack, after realising who had been killed, the Taliban insisted the murders of Sardar and his family had been unintentional, a result of crossfire, even going so far as to issue a rare apology for the deaths of the children.[14]

Sardar's death was mourned by an eclectic mix of Afghans and foreigners, from President Hamid Karzai,[20] who visited his surviving son in hospital,[21] to former warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum.[9][22] Many Afghan journalists said they would boycott every Taliban statement and every Taliban-related story for two weeks in protest.[23] Ahmad was described by his bureau chief as "[c]lever, informed, stylish and bubbling with boyish enthusiasm, […] a five-star journalist, a friend to all at AFP—and a man who impressed every single person he ever met."[6] Mujib Mashal of Harper's Magazine, who met Sardar a month before his death to discuss setting up a magazine, praised his sheer endurance, "something increasingly rare in his generation of Afghan reporters, many of whom have moved on to new careers, exhausted by more than a decade of conflict."[24] Fellow Afghan journalist Harun Najafizada noted that Sardar had had any number of opportunities to leave Afghanistan, but had always opted to stay.[17] The UN Security Council condemned the attack,[25] with International Federation of Journalists describing Sardar's murder as a "horrifying killing",[26] while Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, said Ahmad's loss would be felt "keenly".[27] The American Embassy in Kabul rearranged a press conference so as not to clash with a vigil taking place the Wednesday after his death.[14] His Pressistan Twitter account, which Sardar was always active on, was taken over by his friends to continue as a source of news and views in Afghanistan.

References

1. ^{{Cite news |last = Peterson |first = Scott |date = 29 March 2014 |title = Taliban strike Afghan election HQ in relentless bid to disrupt key vote |url = http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2014/0329/Taliban-strike-Afghan-election-HQ-in-relentless-bid-to-disrupt-key-vote-video |work = csmonitor.com |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Sardar Ahmad, charming and versatile AFP journalist|url=https://news.yahoo.com/afp-reporter-sardar-ahmad-killed-kabul-hotel-attack-085607424.html|accessdate=31 March 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Colleagues Remember Journalist Murdered in Kabul|url=http://www.voanews.com/content/colleagues-remember-journalist-murdered-in-kabul/1877570.html|accessdate=31 March 2014}}
4. ^{{Cite news |author = AFP |date = 21 March 2014 |title = AFP reporter Sardar Ahmad killed in Kabul hotel attack |url = http://www.nst.com.my/latest/afp-reporter-sardar-ahmad-killed-in-kabul-hotel-attack-1.524961 |work = New Straits Times |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
5. ^{{Cite news |last = Campbell |first = Charlie |date = 21 March 2014 |title = AFP Reporter Sardar Ahmad Killed in Kabul |url = http://time.com/33102/afp-reporter-sardar-ahmad-killed-in-kabul/ |work = time.com |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
6. ^1 {{Cite web |last = Sheppard |first = Ben |date = 22 March 2014 |title = Remembering Sardar Ahmad |url = http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/Remembering-Sardar-Ahmad |work = blogs.afp.com |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
7. ^{{Cite news |last = Coren |first = Ann |date = 24 March 2014 |title = 'It wasn't his time': Afghan journalist, family slain at hotel mourned |url = http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/24/world/asia/afghanistan-journalist-family-shot/ |work = CNN |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Human Rights Watch open letter to Afghan journalist Sardar Ahmad's family, friends, and colleagues|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/03/24/human-rights-watch-open-letter-afghan-journalist-sardar-ahmad-s-family-friends-and-c|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=31 March 2014}}
9. ^1 {{Cite news |last = Graham-Harrison |first = Emma |date = 21 March 2014 |title = Sardar Ahmad: a courageous journalist who delivered exceptional coverage |url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/21/sardar-ahmad-afghan-journalist-killed-taliban |work = theguardian.com |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
10. ^Marjan the Lion: in remembrance of Sardar Ahmad’s Final Story [https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/article/4191/][https://mashable.com/2014/03/22/sardar-ahmad-final-story/][https://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/marjanthelion2.jpg]
11. ^{{Cite web |title = Afghan journalist among those dead in Kabul attack |url = http://www.cpj.org/2014/03/afghan-journalist-among-those-dead-in-kabul-attack.php |publisher = Committee to Protect Journalists |date = 21 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
12. ^Sardar Ahmad: The Journalist who was murdered by the Taliban[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sardar-ahmad-the-journalist-who-was-murdered-by-the-taliban-9242398.html]
13. ^{{cite news|title=AFP Reporter Sardar Ahmad Killed in Kabul|url=http://time.com/33102/afp-reporter-sardar-ahmad-killed-in-kabul/|accessdate = 31 March 2014 | work=Time|first=Charlie|last=Campbell|date=21 March 2014}}
14. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news |last1 = Nordland |first1 = Rod |last2 = Zahori |first2 = Habib |date = 26 March 2014 |title = Killing of Afghan Journalist and Family Members Stuns Media Peers |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/world/asia/killing-of-afghan-journalist-and-family-members-stuns-media-peers.html |work = nytimes.com |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
15. ^{{Cite news |title = Remembering Afghan journalist Sardar Ahmad |url = http://www.channel4.com/news/sardar-ahmad-taliban-afghanistan-serena-twitter-tribute |work = Channel 4 News |date = 24 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
16. ^{{cite web|title=AFP reporter Sardar Ahmad killed in Kabul hotel attack|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/afp-reporter-sardar-ahmad-killed-in-kabul-hotel-attack-1.524961|accessdate=31 March 2014}}
17. ^1 {{Cite news |last = Najafizada |first = Harun |date = 27 March 2014 |title = Afghan notebook: A voice silenced |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26754382 |work = BBC News |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
18. ^{{Cite news |title = Nine killed in Kabul hotel gun attack |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26675253 |work = BBC News |date = 21 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
19. ^{{Cite news |last = Donati |first = Jessica |date = 28 March 2014 |title = Doctors treating toddler shot by Taliban fear rise in Afghan violence |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/28/us-afghanistan-children-idUSBREA2R0SE20140328 |agency = Reuters |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
20. ^{{Cite web |title = President Karzai's Condolence Message on the Loss of Afghan Journalist |url = http://president.gov.af/en/news/president-karzais-condolence-message-on-the-loss-of-afghan-journalist |work = president.gov.af |date = 21 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140331152057/http://president.gov.af/en/news/president-karzais-condolence-message-on-the-loss-of-afghan-journalist |archive-date = 2014-03-31 |dead-url = yes |df = }}
21. ^{{Cite web |title = President Karzai Visits Sardar Ahmad's Son Who was Injured in Serena Terrorist Attack |url = http://president.gov.af/en/news/30941 |work = president.gov.af |date = 29 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140331183812/http://president.gov.af/en/news/30941 |archive-date = 2014-03-31 |dead-url = yes |df = }}
22. ^{{Cite news |author = Associated Press |date = 24 March 2014 |title = Toddler, 2, emerges from coma after five gunshots — the only survivor of Kabul hotel attack that killed his family |url = http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/24/toddler-1-emerges-from-coma-after-five-gunshots-the-only-survivor-of-kabul-hotel-attack/ |work = National Post |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
23. ^1 {{Cite news |last = Rosenberg |first1 = Matthew |last2 = Ahmed |first2 = Azam |date = 21 March 2014 |title = Illusion of Safety at Afghan Haven Is Shattered |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/world/asia/killing-of-afghan-journalist-and-family-members-stuns-media-peers.html |work = nytimes.com |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
24. ^1 {{Cite news |last = Mashal |first = Mujib |date = 27 March 2014 |title = Death at the Serena |url = http://harpers.org/blog/2014/03/death-at-the-serena/ |work = The Stream |publisher = harpers.org |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
25. ^{{Cite web |title = Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan |url = https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2014/sc11334.doc.htm |work = un.org |date = 21 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
26. ^{{Cite news |title = CPJ warns of increased safety risk for Afghanistan reporters after AFP journalist killed |url = http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/cpj-warns-increased-safety-risk-afghanistan-reporters-after-afp-journalist-killed |work = Press Gazette |date = 24 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}
27. ^{{Cite news |title = UNESCO chief pays tribute to Afghan journalist killed in hotel attack |url = https://www.un.org/apps/news//story.asp?NewsID=47415 |work = UN News Center |date = 24 March 2014 |accessdate = 31 March 2014 }}

External links

  • {{YouTube|KjLDXwShCdM|Footage of the funeral of Ahmad Sardar and his family}}, TOLO News
  • {{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2016/09/sardar-afghan-journalist-160911090202579.html | title=For Sardar: The Afghan Journalist | publisher=Al Jazeera English |work=Witness| date=September 11, 2016 | accessdate=July 31, 2018 | author=Elissa Sylvia Mirzaei with Esmat Kohsar and Courtney Body}}
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