<p>KHOST (Pajhwok): A tribal elder was gunned down on Monday morning by unknown gunmen inside a <a href="/en/mosque" class="glossify-link">mosque</a> in the Alisher Tirazai district of southeastern Khost province, witnesses said.</p>
<p>The elder, Habib Shah Khan, was offering morning prayer at the village mosque when two gunmen entered the mosque and opened fire, killing the elder on the spot, a resident Shah Mohammad, told Pajhwok Afghan News</p>
<p>He said the attackers fled after killing Khan.</p>
<p>Another resident, Mohammad Nazir, said Khan had been involved in resolving tribal disputes and had no personal enmity.</p>
<p>No one has claimed responsibility for the murder and local officials have not yet commented on the incident.</p>
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