Jaghato district chief gunned down in Kabul

KABUL militants have shot dead the chief of the Jaghato of central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Sunday.

Raz Mohammad Waziri was gunned down by unidentified attackers in the 3rd police district of Kabul late on Saturday.

Kabul police spokesman Firdos Faramarz told Pajhwok Afghan News the assailants managed to escape but police had launched an investigation into the incident.

The Taliban, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for the killing of the Jaghato district chief.

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