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Mualvi Abid injured in sticky bomb attack

Prominent religious scholar and khateeb Maulvi Abdul Salam Abid was injured a bomb blast that ripped through his vehicle in Kabul on Friday afternoon. The sticky bomb was affixed to Mualvi Abid vehicle that went off in Parwan-i-She…

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Taliban detain former head of Ulema Council

Former Afghanistan ulema Council chief Maulvi Mohammad Sardar Zadran has been arrested by the Taliban in southeastern Khost province,sources said on Monday. However, the reason for the arrest of Zardran, confirmed by the Taliban, was yet to…

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Renowned religious scholar gunned down in Karachi

A renowned religious scholar has been gunned down along with his driver in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, officials say. Dr Adil Khan, who headed Karachi's leading seminary Jamia Farooqia, was the son of great scholar Maulana Saleemullah…

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Religious scholar gunned down in Helmand

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious scholar in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said. Police spokesman Abdul Salaam Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News the armed men killed Maulvi Mukhtar Ahmad Haqqani in Lashkargah. He said: “The…

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Schoolteacher, religious scholar gunned down

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a teacher in eastern Nangarhar province and a religious scholar in central Kapisa, officials said on Wednesday. Mohammad Asif Shinwarai, spokesman for the Nangarhar education department, told Pajhwok Afghan News masked gunmen…

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Religious scholar gunned down in Jalalabad

A religious scholar was gunned down by unknown assailants in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, an official said. The gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at Maulvi Ahmad Shah in Angoor Bagh area of Jalalabad…