 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the killing an "unacceptable tragedy", and the US Embassy in Kabul also offered their condolences.Her death was described by women's rights activists and parliamentary colleagues as part of a series of daylight killings of women in public life in Afghanistan, with many of Mangal's former colleagues calling for greater protection for women journalists.According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 13 women journalists were killed in 2018 in Afghanistan, the most recorded in a single year.