QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) security guard has died after accidently shooting himself in northwestern Badghis province, police said on Monday.
Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediqi in a statement said that the incident took place in the jurisdiction of the second police district of Qala-i-Naw city on Sunday night.
The statement said initial investigation showed the guard mistakenly shot himself and died.
Saddiqi identified the man as Abdul Qader, a resident of Kashk Kahna district
Pajhwok tried to contact the UNICEF office, but did not succeed.
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