[Tolo News] Seven members of a family were killed in the northern Baghlan province, security officials said.All members of a family consisted of seven members in Jelga district of Baghlan province were killed by a local commander, Baghlan police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said.
The local commander along with a number of his men broke into a house late at night and killed all members of a family including five children, one man and a woman, Mr Rahimi said.
Officials said the commander has been tossed in the calaboose. Investigations have been launched into the incident and security forces have launched a search operation to detain others involved in the crime.
Locals said the local commander known as Mehrab was involved in several theft and murder cases in the past.
"This is more than cruelty that a whole family including little children have been murdered. We have tossed in the calaboose the murderer," Baghlan Police Chief said.
There have often been concerns about local commanders repressing people in some of the provinces that lack the rule of law.