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Lisa Schnellinger

Lisa Schnellinger is an advisor to Pajhwok, which she helped to create, and has worked with Afghan journalists since 2002.

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Afghan journalist's death is a loss for press freedom

By Lisa Schnellinger/CPJ Guest Blogger
Khpalwak covered more than just war and instability--he captured everyday life in Afghanistan. (Khpalwak)

Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak covered violent news. His last two stories for Pajhwok Afghan News, before he died on July 28 in a major attack in Tarin Kot, capital of Uruzgan province, were about an attack on police checkpoints in which both Taliban and police were killed, and an interview with a would-be suicide bomber. Few of his 24 years of life saw any kind of peace in Afghanistan. 

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August 3, 2011 10:56 AM ET |
Tags: Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak, Danish Karokhel, Killed, Pajhwok Afghan News, Uruzgan
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