Sultan Mohammad Munadi

Name: Sultan Mohammad Munadi

Occupation: Journalist
Date of Birth: 1975
Date of Death: 2009
Site of the Incident: Kunduz Province
Person / Group Responsible for the Incident: NATO Forces

Life and Education:

He was born in 1975 in the village of Astana, Bazarak District, Panjshir Province. His early education took place at Amir Shir Ali Khan School in Kabul. After completing his secondary education at Naderia High School in 1991, Munadi graduated from Kabul University’s Journalism Faculty in 2003 after a delay caused by the civil war.

On Saturday, September 5, 2009, Munadi was covering the foreign forces’ airstrike in Chardara, Kunduz province, alongside an Irish-British journalist when he was kidnapped by the Taliban. After three days of captivity, he was killed on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, during a rescue operation carried out by British forces. Munadi is survived by two children. (Source: 8 Sobh Newspaper)

Activities:

From 1997 to 2002, Munadi worked at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gulbahar as the communications and public relations officer. He played a key role in coordinating the organization’s activities in the northern and central regions.
After the establishment of the interim government, from 2002 to 2006, he worked as a local journalist for The New York Times, writing numerous reports in English and serving as a translator and office manager.
In 2006, Munadi joined Sobh ba khair Afghanistan and Avanama publications. He produced and directed over four feature films and two documentaries, along with more than 100 TV commercials for national and international organizations. Munadi also founded a program named “Enekas” at National Radio Television Afghanistan. (Source: 8 Sobh Newspaper).