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Ex-PC member and his murderer killed in Ghazni province
 [KhaamaPress] A former member of the Provincial Council was killed in an attack by an unidentified armed man in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, the local security authorities said Sunday. The incident took place late on Saturday evening in the vicinity of Ghazni city, the picturesque provincial capital of Ghazni province.The provincial security commandment confirmed the incident and said both the former Provincial Council member and his murderer were killed in the incident. A statement by the provincial security commandment stated that the tribal elder, ex-provincial council member and former mayor of Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... province Syed Obaidullah Sadat was killed in the attack on Saturday evening. The statement further added that the assailant was rubbed out by the security forces as he was attempting to flee the area. The assailant used a gun with a silencer to carry out the attack, the provincial security commandment said, adding that an investigation is underway to ascertain the identity of the attacker and to confirm to which group he belonged to. No individual or group has so far grabbed credit behind the incident. Ghazni is among the relatively volatile provinces in southeastern parts of the country where the Talibs and terrorist belonging to the other groups are actively operating in some of its districts. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-07-16 |
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