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Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a local judge in
Afghanistan’s Eastern Paktia Province, a local TV reported on
Saturday.
The incident happened at midnight on Friday when a group of
unknown armed men attacked Justice Lahore Khan, shooting him dead
in the Ahmad Abad district’s Rud area of the province, 100
kilometres south of Kabul, Ariana News TV reported.
The report said an investigation into the incident is underway
and no group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
Within the past six days, two police officers, district chief
and a praying leader, have been shot and killed in targeted attacks
across the country. (Xinhua/NAN)
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