Local photojournalist dies in Kandahar twin blasts

KABUL, July 23: Photojournalist Abdul Quddoos was among the victims died in the second suicide attack that shook the Mirwais Mena area of Kandahar City around 6pm on Saturday.
The deceased was working as cameraman with the Ariana Television in Kandahar. He had gone to cover the first suicide attack that killed two and injured eight Canadian troops.
Abdul Jamil Sapand, Aryana's reporter accompanying him to the site of the first blast, said their team had gone to the area after the first explosion. As they were boarding a vehicle to reach the hospital and interview some of the injured, there was another explosion that critically injured the cameraman. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Abdul Quddoos, 25, was resident of the southern Helmand province. He was presently stationed in Kandahar in connection with his professional responsibilities. He left behind three children and a widow to mourn his death.
It is pertinent to recall that Pajhwok's correspondent Ilyas Wahdat had suffered injuries in a similar attack in Gardez, capital of the southeastern Paktia province, last week.
(Pajhwok Afghan News)