Lady doctor gunned down in Takhar

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a lady doctor in northern Takhar province, an official said on Friday.

Hayatullah Amami, deputy head of the Provincial Hospital, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Zakira Rahmani served as doctor in the maternity branch of the hospital. She went to Kunduz on Thursday for her personal work and upon her return unknown gunmen killed her in the Chashma Sher area of Taloqan.”

He said the reason behind the killing of Zakira Rahmani could not be ascertained as yet.

Takhar Governor Spokesperson Mohammad Arif Arif said he was not aware of such incident.

He told Pajhwok Afghan News on the telephone: “No information had been shared with us in this regard.”

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