Nils Horner

Nils Horner
Born(1962-12-05)5 December 1962
Borås, Sweden
Died11 March 2014(2014-03-11) (aged 51)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Cause of deathShot while on assignment
NationalitySwedish & British
OccupationJournalist
Years active1980s
EmployerSveriges Radio
AwardsMarcus Ölander Prize

Nils Horner (5 December 1962 – 11 March 2014) was a Swedish Radio journalist. Horner was the chief correspondent for Sveriges Radio's Asia division and had covered multiple stories surrounding the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), as well as natural disasters.[1]

  1. ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (11 March 2014). "British-Swedish journalist shot dead in Afghanistan". The Guardian (UK).