A journalist working for Afghan television station Ariana News was killed in Afghanistan.

Nematullah Zaheer was killed as a result of a roadside bomb in the southern province of Helmand, Reuters reported.

According to the a source, he had been traveling with other journalists to report on a police operation just outside the provincial capital Lashkar Gah when their vehicle came under fire and police advised them to leave the main road.

Since the beginning of 2016, 11 journalists have been killed in Afghanistan.