BBC fears journalist may have been killed by Nato

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Independent

BBC fears journalist may have been killed by Nato
By Sam Marsden
Tuesday, 2 August 2011

The BBC has asked Nato to investigate the death of one of its journalists in Afghanistan after reports suggested international forces could have been involved.

Ahmed Omed Khpulwak, 25, was one of 19 people killed in attacks on Tarin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan province in the south of the country last week.

The Taliban were initially blamed for his death, but there have since been claims that Afghan government troops or Nato forces may have been responsible. The BBC, which used the reporter as a stringer for three years, has now made an official request for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan to carry out an urgent inquiry.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, said six suicide bombers carried out assaults on the governor's house, police headquarters and a local powerbroker's office in the town, but claimed they did not target Mr Khpulwak and accused pro-government forces of killing the journalist.



Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bbc-fears-journalist-may-have-been-killed-by-nato-2330275.html

[EFerrari]

1. Oh, geeze.

:(

[florida08]

2. am sick to death of this

and I don't even live there. American occupation does not bring democracy. Birth pains my aunt fanny Condi

[trud]

3. yet another who could have foreseen this

Well, just about anybody, but clearly no one in a position of power cares.

[xchrom]

4. Recommend

[David__77]

5. NATO is a bigtime international gangster.

Every truly progressive party in European member-states should demands withdrawal. Its actions have nothing to do with the collective security of member-states, and everything to do with maintaining geopolitical control of the global south.