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Telecom officer, drive gunned down

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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The district telecommunications officer for the Torkham border district of eastern Nangarhar province was gunned down on Thursday.

Telecommunications Director Abdul Razzaq Saqib told Pajhwok Afghan News that rebels attacked Rahimullah’s car on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway in Momand Dara district.

Rahimullah and his driver died on the spot, according to Saqib, who said the insurgents escaped from the scene. He asked security forces to arrest the killers forthwith.

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