Local sources in Kandahar and Nangarhar provinces say two people have been killed by unknown individuals in two separate incidents, with the motive and those responsible still unclear several hours later.<\/p>\n
According to the sources, a man was first attacked with a knife and then beheaded today (Sunday, 19 Mizan) in the second district of Kandahar city. The incident took place near the Ittefaq Grand Mosque, and sources say the reason for the killing has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n
The Taliban police command in Kandahar has confirmed the killing of the man and said efforts are under way to identify those responsible and investigate the incident.<\/p>\n
At the same time, local sources in Nangarhar reported the killing of a young man named Ismail in Surkh Rod district. According to the sources, he was staying as a guest at a friend’s house in the village of Fatah Abad when unidentified armed men opened fire on him and killed him.<\/p>\n
The sources add that the attackers fled the scene after the shooting, and the motive for the killing remains unclear. Based on the sources’ information, Taliban forces detained members of the host family’s household following the incident.<\/p>\n
Local Taliban officials in Nangarhar had not commented on the incident by the time this report was published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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