Vibrant Lives of Afghan TV Crew, Erased in a Taliban Bombing – The New York Times

The Taliban had been saying for months that Tolo TV was a “military target” because it had broadcast what the militants said were exaggerated reports about Taliban fighters committing crimes in Kunduz, the northern city the militants seized briefly last fall. Tolo TV and its parent company, the Moby Group, took some security measures in response, but hoped that the threat would turn out to be no more than routine.