An Afghan journalist working for the BBC in Helmand province has been found shot dead. Abdul Samad Rohani had been abducted on Saturday and his body was found yesterday afternoon. The BBC paid tribute to Rohani, who was the Pashto service reporter for the BBC World Service, saying his "courage and dedication have been a key part of the BBC's reporting from Afghanistan in recent years". It was the second death of a BBC journalist over the weekend. See Journalists shot dead in Somalia. (Via BBC)
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