Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill tribal leader while he was offering prayer
Jalalabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead a tribal leader in Afghanistan's Chaparhar district when he was offering prayer, media reports said on Saturday.
The elder, Maulvi Muhammad Qayyum, was killed while offering prayers in Manu village, Chaparhar district administrative chief Qari Badruddin Chaparhari told Pajhwok Afghan News.
He said security forces had been sent to the village to investigate the murder.
Mohammad Jan, a resident of the area, also told Pajhwok that Maulvi Abdul Qayyum was killed while offering morning prayers in the mosque.
No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.
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