MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Two people were shot dead by unidentified gunmen while an elderly man was severely beaten by an upraising group commander in northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Saturday.
Local officials said the two men were killed in the Kata Qala area of Pashtoon Kot district on Friday afternoon.
Pashtoon Kot's acting administrative chief, Abdur Rahim Uzbek Oghli, said one of the victims, Abdul Basir, was an uprising member in Kata Qala area and the other man, Asadullah, a civilian from Balcheragh district.
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