January 20 marks the third anniversary of the death of seven employees of MOBY Group, the largest media company in Afghanistan, who were targeted by a Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul. The attack left 25 others wounded.

Among those killed were three loyal and dedicated female employees of MOBY Group.

The explosion happened in Darul Aman Road in Kabul when a car bomb explosion targeted a bus carrying Moby Group employees.

The attack took place on 20 January 2016. The incident was named Black Wednesday by a group of activists and journalists’ rights defenders.  

Three years after the incident, the families of the victims said they are concerned about the unclear future of the country. 

The employees who lost their lives in the attack include the following:

Mohammad Jawad Hussaini, Zainab Mirzaee, Mehri Azizi, Mariam Ibrahimi, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi and Hussain Amiri.

Mehri Azizi’s parents said they will never forget the tragic incident. 

“We hope that the situation will improve. May Allah will bring peace to this country,” Mehri’s father Gul Mohammad Azizi said. 

Mohammad Ali Mohammadi was left by his young wife and two daughters. Now his father, who is 70 years old and is the only breadwinner of for his family. 

“I do not forget him, because he was a good boy. I never heard any bad word from him. Every Thursday, I go to his grave. If the weather is good, I took his daughters too, if the weather is not good, I go alone,” said Sana, Mohammadi’s daughter.

Those who were wounded in the attack said it was a horrible scene that they will never forget. 

“We made sacrifices but we will move forward and will try more than ever. We are hopeful and confident about the future,” said Hussain Shafaye, who had survived the attack. 

This was the first major attack on a media organization since collapse of Taliban regime in 2001. 

MOBY Group has lost 11 employees in insurgent attacks since 2015.