Female officer gunned down in Herat City

HERAT CITY (PAN): The administrative head for the fourth municipal district of western Herat City was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday, an official said.

Naqibullah Erwin, the area’s deputy administrative head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident occurred at 2pm when Yalda Waziri was returning home from her office.

Her dead body was shifted to a local hospital. Col. Abdul Rauf Ahmadi, the police spokesman, confirmed the attack and said the assailants managed to flee.

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