Four judges were killed in an alleged Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s central province of Logar, officials said on Thursday.
Provincial Council Members, Hasibullah Stanekzai and Mohammad Qasim Sediqi, announced this in Kabul.
The judges were on their way to Kabul, from the southern province of Paktiya, when their car was targeted by gunmen in the Mohammad Agha district of Logar province, provincial council members said.
It was unclear if the judges were the primary target of the attack.
According to Stanekzai, gunmen opened fire on a national army vehicle ahead of the judges’ vehicle.
A Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said he was trying to gather information about the incident.
Mujahid said the insurgents target judges if there was proof that they have ruled against Taliban fighters or committed some other kind of oppression against the militants.
At least 66 judges were killed throughout Afghanistan in the past five years, according to the Afghan Supreme Court. (dpa/NAN)
4 judges killed in vehicle attack in Afghanistan
Trending Videos on Daybreak Nigeria TV
Ecobank in $285,006 Scandal as EFCC Petitioned
00:38
BRI Success Story in Nigeria
03:30
A Shared Path to Modernization
02:27
Full Interview: Netanyahu and Israel are knocking on the door of World War 3!"-FFK
42:42
Day 3 #Endbadgovernance: Tinubu Should Address the Nation Directly Say Peter
00:17
Ganin Nan Ya Almashu da kayan zunuubi
00:16
From where comes my Help
00:16
inspiring testimony from a woman about her good marriage after a heartwarming Father's Day dinner
00:35
Dancing with love and joy at Father's Day
00:34
Zooming through the beautiful landscapes at high speed on the journey from Kaduna to Abuja.
00:21
Copyright DAYBREAK NIGERIA.
All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from DAYBREAK NIGERIA.
More articles
- Advertisement -