KABUL early Sunday morning in the 12th police district of the capital Kabul, police said.
Mohammad Ajan was heading to the mosque when he was attacked by unknown knife-wielding men at about 4am in Shena Bala area on the outskirts of Kabul, Brig. Gen. Waheedullah, the 12th police district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News.
The 55-year-old succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Quoting the victim’s relatives, Waheedullah said the man had no personal enmity with anyone and his murder remained a mystery.
Police have launched a search for the killers but no breakthrough has been achieved so far.
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