Kabul (BNA) An Islamic scholar from Kandahar was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
Mullah Abdul Baqi, an employee of the Kandahar Hajj and Endowment Department, was shot dead by motorcyclists near a Muslim commercial building in Kandahar city yesterday.
A security source in Kandahar in a contact with BNA confirmed the assassination of the Islamic scholar.
So far, no individual or group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the Islamic cleric, but security sources blame Taliban.
- Yarzada
