Taluqan: Unidentified armed men killed a former policeman in Bangi district of northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province on Tuesday, local official Noor Mohammad said Wednesday.
The official said the murder took place Tuesday night and an investigation has been launched to determine what was behind the killing, Xinhua news agency reported.
A villager on condition of anonymity, identified the victim as Mohammad Akram, and said the reason for his murder could be personal enmity.
In another incident Tuesday night, armed men stabbed to death a 30-year-old man in Chardara district of the neighbouring Kunduz province, said Kunduz’s administration official Matihullah Rohani.
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