MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen killed a religious scholar who was director of accountability at the Hajj and Religious Affairs Department in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman province, on Wednesday.
Governor spokesman, AsadullahDawlatzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News that MaulviNasrullah, a well-known religious scholar in the province, was killed on Wednesday morning.
He said MaulviNasrullah was on his way to work when he was gunned down by unknown assailants.
Syed NajibullahHashimi, director of Hajj and Religious Affairs, confirmed the incident and said it took place in the Anarbagh area of Laghman province.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident . . .
