DHAKA: Two foreign journalists have been shot by a man dressed as a policeman in eastern Afghanistan, reports say.

One of the journalists has died, and the other has been critically wounded, Reuters reports quoting police sources.

The incident reportedly took place in a small town on Afghanistan`s border with Pakistan.

It comes as Afghanistan intensifies security ahead of presidential elections on Saturday, in response to threats of violence by the Taliban, reports the BBC.

BDST: 1350 HRS, APR 04, 2014