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Noted religious scholar gunned down in Kabul

Unidentified gunmen on Saturday shot dead Maulvi Bismillah Shakir, head of a branch of the Kabul Arabic Dar-ul-Uloom. Sources said Maulvi Shakir was shot dead this morning on his way to a mosque in the 17th police district…

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Religious scholar gunned down in Parwan

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious scholar in the Syedkhel of central Parwan province on Sunday morning, an official said. Mohammad Sadiq Hashimi, the crime branch chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place at around 7:30am…

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Religious scholar gunned down in Nangarhar

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a religious scholar in the Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar province, according to an eyewitness on Thursday. The incident happened in the Yawalasemai Wyalai area on Wednesday, Abdul Karim the resident of locality…

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Religious scholar gunned down in Herat

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious scholar in the provincial capital of western Herat province, the gubernatorial spokesman said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, Jilani Farhad told Pajhwok Afghan News. The cleric named Abdul…

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Religious scholar killed in Nangarhar magnetic bomb blast

A religious scholar was killed in a blast caused by a sticky magnetic bomb attached to his vehicle in the Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, an official said. The scholar and prayer leader, Mualvi…

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Daesh blamed gunning down Nangarhar scholar

A religious scholar was shot dead by militants in the Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar provinceon Wednesday, an official said. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Maulvi Gul Agha Jan was killed on…