LASHKARGAH (PAN): Police shot dead a detained tribal elder after he tried to escape from a jail in the Kajaki town of southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday.
Kajaki police chief, Faizullah Akhundzada, said police had arrested the elder for having links with the Taliban. A Kalashnikov, a military uniform and two hand grenades had been recovered from the detainee’s house during a police raid.