TALOQAN (Pajhwok): A provincial council member was among three people killed during an armed clash with an illegal militia group in northeastern Takhar province on Wednesday, police said.
Takhar police spokesman Col. Abdul Khalil Asir told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash took place in the bazaar of Darqad district between illegal gunmen and the provincial council member, Ainuddin, at about 1pm.
The clash left Ainuddin and two illegal gunmen dead, Asir said, suspecting an old enmity behind the incident. He said a investigation team had been sent to the area.
Local residents said . . .
