Ahmed Omaid Khpalwak
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Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak, also spelled as Ahmed Omed Khpulwak, (ca. 1987 – 28 July 2011) was an Afghan journalist who worked for the Pajhwok Afghan News and as a freelance stringer for the BBC since 2008.[1] After an investigation into his death, it was determined by the International Security Assistance Force that an American soldier had accidentally killed Khpalwak while clearing a broadcast building of terrorists while Tarin Kowt was under attack. Khpalwak was the third journalist from Pajhwok to be killed in three years. He was the third BBC reporter to be killed in Afghanistan and the second BBC reporter to be killed in the War in Afghanistan.[2]
Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak | |
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Born | c. 1987 Khair Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Died | 28 July 2011 Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan |
Occupation | Journalist |
Organization(s) | Pajhwok Afghan News, BBC World News Service |