KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An extremist Taliban splinter group has claimed responsibility for killing a Swedish-British journalist in Kabul.

Nils Horner had worked for Swedish Radio since 2001 as a foreign correspondent. The 51-year-old was killed by a shot in the head as he was reporting on Afghanistan’s election on a street in Kabul on Tuesday.

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