About Abdul Samad Rohani
Lived 1982 – 2008 (aged 25–26). Abdul Samad Rohani was an Afghan journalist.
Abdul Samad Rohani (1982 or 1983 – June 7 or 8, 2008) was an Afghan journalist who worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Afghan news agency Pajhwok. He was abducted in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2008, and found murdered the following day in Lashkar Gah. Reporters Without Borders stated that he had apparently been tortured and then shot three times.
Rohani was abducted on the same day that BBC reporter Nasteh Dahir was murdered in Somalia.
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Who was Abdul Samad Rohani?
Afghan journalist
When was Abdul Samad Rohani born?
Abdul Samad Rohani was born in 1982.
When did Abdul Samad Rohani die?
Abdul Samad Rohani died on 8 June 2008.
What was Abdul Samad Rohani's occupation?
Abdul Samad Rohani was a journalist.
What nationality was Abdul Samad Rohani?
Abdul Samad Rohani was Afghan.
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