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General Category => World News => Topic started by: ABX on June 06, 2016, 12:23:07 am

Title: NPR Photographer, Interpreter Killed In Afghanistan
Post by: ABX on June 06, 2016, 12:23:07 am

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David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who chronicled pain and beauty in war and conflict, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna.

David and Zabihullah were on assignment for the network traveling with an Afghan army unit, which came under attack killing David and Zabihullah....

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/05/480859153/npr-photographer-interpreter-killed-in-afghanistan

Title: Re: NPR Photographer, Interpreter Killed In Afghanistan
Post by: TomSea on June 06, 2016, 12:28:01 am

Saddened, journalists must know what they are in for over there.

Title: Re: NPR Photographer, Interpreter Killed In Afghanistan
Post by: Chieftain on June 06, 2016, 12:30:38 am

Wonder how much coverage they provided NPR on the Iranian nuke deal...such a tragic loss...

 :smokin: