3 killed in separate incidents in Badghis

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Three people have been killed in three different incidents in western Badghis province, an official said on Tuesday.

Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediqi in a statement said that the body of an 11-year-old boy was recovered from water in the Lodyan area of Balamerghab district this morning.

In a similar incident, the body of a man was found who had drowned in in water of Nakhcharistan village of Tagab Alam district on Monday evening, he said.

Separately, unidentified gunmen shot dead a man in Khimi Jangal locality of Jawand district on Monday. The killers managed to flee the area, but security forces launched a manhunt to arrest them.

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