MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a religious scholar in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Saturday.
Police spokesman Shafiullah Afghanyar told Pajhwok Afghan News unknown gunmen shot dead the religious scholar in the Ghomeen area of Mehtarlam, the provincial capital, on Friday night.
The scholar came under attack on his way home from a local mosque, he said, adding police rushed to the area and launched an investigation into the incident.
Maulvi Abdul Ahad Attique, a relative of the victim, said Qari Ghorzang was serving as imam (prayer leader) in his village.
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