A Young Man Killed in Paktia
Kabul – Local Paktia officials confirm that one person has been killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in the province.
The incident took place in the area of the municipal market in the 2nd security district of Gardiz city at around 4:00 pm on Saturday evening, December 23, sources in Paktia told Hasht-e Subh.
According to them, the killed person is called Iqbal and he was shot dead.
Meanwhile, Paktia police officials confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that the attackers had not yet been identified and that they had fled the scene after the shooting.
According to Taliban security officials, an investigation into the incident has begun and work is underway to identify and prosecute the perpetrators.
The cause of the incident is still unknown and no one has claimed the responsibility for the attack.