Abdul Samad Rohani

Abdul Samad Rohani (born 1982 or 1983, died June 7 or 8, 2008) was an Afghan journalist who worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Afghan news agency Pajhwok.^[1] He was abducted in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2008, and found murdered the following day in Lashkar Gah.^[2][3] Reporters Without Borders stated that he had apparently been tortured and then shot three times.^[4]

Rohani had worked in Helmand as the head of the BBC World Service's Pashto service. The BBC issued a statement praising his "courage and dedication".^[2]

The Taliban reportedly denied involvement in his murder.^[5]

Rohani was abducted on the same day that BBC reporter Nasteh Dahir was murdered in Somalia.^[6]

References

1. ^ "BBC journalist killed in the south of the country", Reporters Without Borders, June 8, 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} "BBC Afghan reporter is shot dead", BBC, June 8, 2008
3. ^ "BBC Afghan journalist shot in head", The Press Association, June 8, 2008
4. ^ "BBC journalist killed in the south of the country", Reporters Without Borders, June 8, 2008
5. ^ "Afghan reporter for BBC killed in Helmand", Reuters, June 8, 2008
6. ^ "Leading Somali journalist slain", CNN, June 7, 2008