Shapoor Saber and Khalil Noorzaie attacked and beaten
In Afghanistan, security guards attacked and beat Radio Free Afghanistan reporter Shapoor Saber and a VOA reporter Khalil Noorzaie on September 15, when the reporters arrived to cover an election commission event in Herat province. The governor of that province witnessed the attack and demanded that the chief security guard be arrested. After RFE/RL filed a complaint with the election commission and contacted the Ministry of the Interior, the chief security guard was dismissed from his position.