US Journalist and Translator Killed in Afghan Ambush

Recently, a US photojournalist and a translator were killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. "David Gilkey of National Public Radio (NPR), and Zabihullah Tamanna were traveling with the Afghan army when they came under fire and their vehicle was hit by a shell, NPR said." Their driver, an Afghan soldier was also killed in this attack. By the Afghan town of Marjah, the company was "struck by shellfire." 

Apparently, NPR's David Gilkey is the first US journalist to be killed in the current conflict in Afghanistan. Gilkey received a number of awards for journalism and photography throughout his courier, and had been working since 9/11 to show the world the pain and suffering of people caught up in these wars and conflicts across the world. He offered a perspective through which the public could see and understand "the humanity of all those around him." Though he was killed in pursuit of showing the world the truths behind the people caught up in the Afghan conflict, Gilkey's lens will live on through his photography, and his stories, and will continue to show people the humanity that is ever-present in everyone, everywhere.

- Livia Gazzolo

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36457180