AP Photographer Shot to death, Journalist Wounded by Afghan Commander Who Walked Up to their Car, yelled “Allahu Akbar” and opened fire

Afghanistan Global Jihad 2014 The Truth About Islam

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Insider attacks targeting journalists. But who are we kidding? We were never on the inside. Jihad is jihad. Islam is Islam. And the failure to understand this by media and political elites invariably leads to disaster. We have seen Afghan police whom we have trained, armed and supported turn on our soldiers on a dime. Time and time again.
A longtime Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday. As they were sitting in the car waiting for the convoy to move, a unit commander named Naqibullah walked up to the car, yelled “Allahu Akbar” — Allah is Greater — and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47. He then surrendered to the other police and was arrested.
The terrible irony here is that the AP is the template for Islamic apologism. They self-enforce sharia, they do not criticize Islam, they scrub and whitewash jihad and will smear and defame anyone who speaks candidly about jihad and sharia. It’s why they are known in the blogosphere as Associated [with terrorists] Press. But their willing subjugation doesn’t matter. The sooner that the media begins to understand this and the doctrine of the enemy, the sooner we can begin to win the war against the savages.
Anja Niedringhaus, RIP.

 Associated Press photographer killed, reporter wounded in Afghanistan, April 4, 2014 (thanks to Kenneth) Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, was killed and another reporter was wounded when a policeman opened fire on their car. Source: AP
A VETERAN Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan.

Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP Television freelancer who witnessed the shooting.
Kathy Gannon, the reporter, was wounded twice and is receiving medical attention. She was described as being in stable condition and talking to medical personnel.
“Anja and Kathy together have spent years in Afghanistan covering the conflict and the people there. Anja was a vibrant, dynamic journalist well-loved for her insightful photographs, her warm heart and joy for life. We are heartbroken at her loss,” said AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll, speaking in New York.
Anja Niedringhaus pictured in Rome, was killed in Afghanistan when a policeman opened fir
Anja Niedringhaus pictured in Rome, was killed in Afghanistan when a policeman opened fire. Source: AP
The two were travelling in a convoy of election workers delivering ballots from the centre of Khost city to the outskirts, in Tani district. The convoy was protected by the Afghan National Army and Afghan police. They were in their own car with a freelancer and a driver.
According to the freelancer, they had arrived in the heavily guarded district compound shortly before the incident.
As they were sitting in the car waiting for the convoy to move, a unit commander named Naqibullah walked up to the car, yelled “Allahu Akbar” — God is Great — and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47. He then surrendered to the other police and was arrested.
Medical officials in Khost confirmed that Niedringhaus died.
Gannon, 60, is a Canadian journalist based in Islamabad for AP. She has covered war and unrest in Afghanistan and Pakistan for three decades.