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Khost public health director wounded in shooting

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KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The public health director of southeastern Khost province was shot injured in an insurgent attack on Wednesday, officials said.

The shooting took place in the Matoon area of Khost City at around 8am, when the acting public health director, Dr. Mohammad Hashim Saeedi, was on his way to office,

Governor Hokum Khan Habibi told Pajhwok Afghan News the attackers tried to abduct the director, but Saeedi was wounded in the subsequent during exchange of fire.

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