Religious scholar killed in Afghanistan's Kabul-Xinhua

Religious scholar killed in Afghanistan's Kabul

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-07-14 17:41:45

KABUL, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A religious scholar was shot and killed in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, a local source said on Thursday.

The source said on condition of anonymity that unidentified armed men attacked and killed Sheikh Sardar Wali Saqib and escaped.

Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed the incident, and police have reportedly initiate an investigation.

On Wednesday, unknown armed men shot dead four people in a bakery in the eastern Logar province, local media reported.