*A female TV anchor and her driver on Thursday were shot dead by unknownmen in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar.*

As per the provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani they were ontheir way to work in Jalalabad city.

Malalai Maiwand worked as an anchor for the Enikass Radio and TV channel inthe volatile province, channel head Zalmai Latifi told dpa news agency.

She was also an activist who advocated for the rights of Afghan women andchildren.