Zaki, director of the private Peace Radio, was killed by suspected Taliban gunmen on June 5 in Parwan Province, north of Kabul.
It was the second recent killing of a female Afghan journalist.
In a statement posted on her official website, Laura Bush said Zaki's murder was a reminder of the threat that terrorism poses to the rights to free speech, a free press, and to equal dignity for women.
June 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. First Lady Laura Bush has condemned the assassination of female Afghan journalist Zakia Zaki. Copyright (c) 2007. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org and http://dndtalk.com/Joomla,dndtalk.ca |
