Afghanistan - Afghan reporter killed in coordinated Taliban attacks on southern town

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that Ahamad Omid Khapolok, a reporter for the BBC and the Afghan news agency Pajhwok, was killed today during Taliban attacks on several buildings in Tarin Kot, the capital of the southern province of Oruzgan. Khapolok was in one of the targeted buildings, the provincial headquarters of the national radio and TV station. “We offer our condolences to Khapolok's family and friends,” Reporters Without Borders said. “A talented young journalist, he (...)

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