KHOST CITY (PAN):Unidentified gunmen shot dead six people, including a brother of the district chief, in restive southeastern Khost province, bordering Pakistan, on Sunday morning, official and residents said.
Mohammad Younus, the Ismail Khail Mandozai district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the gunmen mounted an attack on the home of his counterpart for Spera town, Mohammad Azim, in Lalma area. Six individuals were killed on the spot.