GHAZNIC CITY (Pajhwok): A former district chief for Qarabagh district has been killed by Taliban militants in southern Ghazni province, an official said Saturday.
Shafiq Nang, the governor’s spokesman, said that Mohammad Hassan Faizi -- also a tribal elder -- was gunned down soon after disembarking from his car in the main district bazaar.
Shafiq Nang told Pajhwok Afghan News that Faizi was shot dead with a silenced pistol. The killer managed to escape.