Journalists Killed in 2006 - Motive Confirmed: Abdul Qodus
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Date:
January 2007
Aryana TV
July 22, 2006, in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Qodus, a cameraman for the private station, was killed in a double suicide bombing in the city of Kandahar. He had arrived at the scene of a suicide car bomb when a second attacker with explosives strapped to his body blew himself up, according to the Kabul-based Committee to Protect Afghan Journalists (CPAJ) and news reports. Qodus died of head injuries at a local hospital. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the two explosions, which also killed two Canadian soldiers and several civilians, according to international news reports.
Qodus, 25, had worked for the Kabul-based station for eight months, according to CPAJ. Fighting between Taliban militants and U.S.-led coalition forces, which invaded Afghanistan in 2001, had led to the deaths of hundreds of people in the preceding months, according to news reports.
Medium: | Television |
Job: | Camera Operator |
Beats Covered: | War |
Gender: | Male |
Local or Foreign: | Local |
Freelance: | No |
Type of Death: | Dangerous Assignment |
Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
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