CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious scholar in the Syedkhel of central Parwan province on Sunday morning, an official said.
Mohammad Sadiq Hashimi, the crime branch chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place at around 7:30am in the district.
He said Maulvi Saifullah Safi was gunned down in front of the Saif Rahman High School in the district.
He said Safi’s son was injured in the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the murder of Safi -- head of the Ulema Council.
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