Why are journalists increasingly becoming a target?

At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan on Monday. Reporters in many countries face threats every day.

It's becoming ever more risky to be a journalist in today's world.

Two suicide attacks in Afghanistan killed at least nine journalists on Monday. Another journalist was killed later that day in a separate incident. 

The UN has documented the killing of 14 journalists in Afghanistan in 2017 alone. 

But the issue is not unique to that country. Reporters from North Korea to Syria, and Turkey to Eritrea face threats every day.