List of journalists killed during the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) 21 February 2012 Sadim Khan Bhadrzai Urgon District The director of Radio Mehman – Melina was killed by an unknown assailant. 20 September 2011 Farhad TaqaddosiIran Kabul The Taliban claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that hit the Iranian Press TV camera operator when he was working near the US embassy and NATO headquarters. 28 July 2011 Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan A soldier from the International Security Assistance Force mistakenly killed Khpalwak, who worked for Pajhwok Afghan News and the BBC News, while clearing a broadcasting building of possible enemy. 24 June 2010 James P. Hunter United States Zhari district, Kandahar Province Killed while covering a foot patrol. The first US military journalist to die in the War in Afghanistan. 10 January 2010 Rupert Hamer United Kingdom Nawa, Nawa-I-Barakzayi District, Helmand Province The British Sunday Mirror war correspondent and his photographer were traveling with US troops when their vehicle hit an IED. Hamer died along with a US marine. His photographer survived with injuries as well as other injured soldiers. 30 December 2009 Michelle Lang Canada Kandahar, Kandahar Province The Calgary Herald reporter was killed by an IED that was struck by the vehicle carrying Lang and 4 Canadian soldiers. 9 September 2009 Sultan Munadi Char Dara District, Kunduz Province An Afghani interpreter held captive with British colleague Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, Munadi was killed during the rescue attempt. 7 June 2008 Abdul Samad Rohani Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province The first Pajhwok Afghan News and BBC News journalist to be killed after being abducted and found dead the next day. His captors taunted him with the fate of Ajmal Naqshbandi before killing him. 15 January 2008 Carsten Thomassen Norway Kabul The Norwegian journalist worked for Dagbladet and was killed in a Taliban terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital. 6 June 2007 Zakia Zaki Jabal Saraj, Parwan Province Shot in her home, she was the owner of a radio station and a critic of the Taliban. 8 April 2007 Ajmal Naqshbandi Helmand Province He was the fixer for kidnapped Italian-Swiss journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo of La Repubblica. His execution was the subject of a documentary film. The team driver Sayed Agha was also killed. 7 October 2006 Christian Struwe Germany Baghlan Province Struwe and Fischer, who worked as freelance documentary filmmakers for Deutsche Welle, were murdered in their tent on the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the war. 7 October 2006 Karen Fischer Germany Baghlan Province Fischer and her colleague Struwe were believed to be on their way to the Buddha statues in Bamyan Province that were destroyed under the Taliban. Their killing brought to three the number of German journalists killed in the war. 22 July 2006 Abdul Qodus Kandahar The camera operator for TV Aryana was killed in the second of two blasts from a suicide bombing. 26 November 2001 Ulf Strömberg Sweden Taloqan, Kunduz Province The Swedish TV4 camera operator was killed in a robbery of a house where several Swedish journalists were staying. 19 November 2001 Harry Burton Australia Between Jalalabad and Kabul The Reuters and Australian photojournalist was killed in an ambush with colleague Haidari and two others. 19 November 2001 Azizullah Haidari Between Jalalabad and Kabul Reuters photojournalist and native of Afghanistan who died alongside three foreign journalists in an ambush. 19 November 2001 Julio Fuentes (journalist) Spain Between Jalalabad and Kabul Fuentes was on assignment from El Mundo when the vehicle he was sharing with his colleagues from Reuters and the Italian press was ambushed. 19 November 2001 Maria Grazia Cutuli Italy Between Jalalabad and Kabul The Corriere della Sera reporter was traveling with colleagues from Reuters and El Mundo when they were ambushed. 11 November 2001 Pierre Billaud France Dasht-e Qaleh The Radio Tele Luxembourg reporter was one of five journalists who were attacked while riding a tank while reporting. Three were killed and two survived the attack. 11 November 2001 Johanne Sutton France Dasht-e Qaleh The Radio France International was the first female journalist to die in the War in Afghanistan. Killed in the same tank attack as Billaud and Handloik. 11 November 2001 Volker Handloik Germany Dasht-e Qaleh The German freelance journalist was one of three to die in the tank attack. Two journalists, Australian Paul McGeough and French Véronique Reyberotte, survived.
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