2016年乃阿富汗记者最危险的一年

AS IT IS 2016-07-15 2016 Most Dangerous Year Ever for Afghan Journalists 2016年乃阿富汗记者最危险的一年

The year 2016 has been the most violent year ever for reporters in Afghanistan, a new report says.

The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee released¹ its latest report Monday. The group observes the safety situation of reporters in the country.

Ten members of the media have been killed this year. That is the most in the country’s history.

The group reports a total of 54 incidents of violence against journalists since January 2016. That is a 38 percent increase compared to the first half of last year.

The report also says the government was involved with 21 of the violent incidents. It did not, however, provide details about the people involved.

The report also notes the number of Taliban-linked cases has increased. The Taliban reportedly was responsible for 16 cases of violence against journalists.

The safety committee's latest report also says that the number of women working in media in Afghanistan has decreased since 2014.

However, the report calls Afghanistan’s mostly free media and freedom of expression “the greatest achievements of the past 15 years.”

But, it said Afghan media still faces “serious challenges.”

This was the seventh report produced by the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee.

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journalist – n. a person who collects, writes and edits² news stories for newspapers, magazines, television or radio

mission³ – n. a task or job that someone is given to do

challenge – ?n. a difficult task or problem : something that is hard to do

1 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

2 edits   

编辑( edit的第三人称单数 )； 剪辑（电影、录音磁带、无线电或电视节目、书等）； 主编（报纸、杂志等）

参考例句：

• He edits the literary journal, Murmur. 他编辑了《私语》这本文学杂志。
• She edits the file and verifies that her change is correct. 她编辑这个文件并且验证她的变更是否正确。

3 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。