Kabul, Sep 10 (DPA) An association of Afghan journalists Thursday criticised the NATO military operation that resulted in the death of an abducted Afghan reporter earlier this week.

NATO troops raided a house Tuesday night to free Sultan Munadi, an Afghan reporter, and British-Irish national Stephen Farrell, both of whom were working for the New York Times newspaper.

Farrell was freed in the raid in the Chardarah district of Kunduz province, but Munadi was shot and killed. A British soldier and an Afghan woman were also reportedly killed in a firefight with the militants.

In a statement, the Media Club of Afghanistan, the country's largest independent body, condemned the Taliban for abducting the journalists.

The club asked all local and international media outlets working in Afghanistan to observe a three-day boycott of news provided by Taliban sources.

The statement also criticised NATO forces for leaving Munadi's body behind in the area.