The U.S. military has admitted to the fatal shooting of a BBC journalist in Afghanistan earlier this year. In a statement, the U.S.-led NATO occupation force apologized for the death of 25-year-old Ahmed Omed Khpulwak during a a firefight between NATO forces and militants. NATO says U.S. troops mistakenly thought Khpulwak was preparing to detonate a suicide vest when they shot him 11 times. NATO had previously refused to admit its role in the slaying. Khpulwak’s brother says his slain sibling would have likely been speaking English and showing his press card, as he had been trained to do around foreign military troops.