The deadliest attack on journalists was on April 30, 2018, in Shashdarak, Kabul, when Shah Marai, a photographer for Agence France Press, and ten other journalists were killed and six more injured in two suicide and bomb attacks. The second explosion was a direct targeting of journalists, highlighting the dangers they face in reporting the news. ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre in a statement, highlighting the brutal reality of terrorism in today’s world.