CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A young man committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun in Jablus Siraj district of central Parwan province on Wednesday, an official said.
Maulvi Abdul Maroof Haqju, administrative chief of the district, said the young man ended his life at around 4:45am early in the morning.
Haqju called mental illness behind the incident.
Pajhwok tried to contact the family of the boy but failed.
Police spokesman Kamran Habibi Zaid confirmed the incident and quoted the family as saying that the boy was mentally ill and committed suicide.
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