Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Unidentified armed men gun down religious scholar in Farah
Farah, Afghanistan/UNI/Xinhua: Unidentified armed men have shot dead a religious scholar in Afghanistan's western Farah province, a provincial official said Sunday.
According to Badrudin, head of the culture and information department of the province, the murder took place on Saturday in the provincial capital of Farah and the culprits fled the scene after committing the crime.
Badrudin said security personnel have launched a search operation for the perpetrators.
No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the incident.
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