Afghan Judge Shot Dead in Jalalabad Ambush
A doctor at Jalalabad public hospital said judge Hafizullah had multiple bullet wounds.
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Farid Khan, spokesman for Nangarhar province’s police.
Gulzada Sangar, a doctor at Jalalabad public hospital, said Hafizullah had multiple bullet wounds.
The murder of Hafizullah, who like many Afghans goes by just one name, comes after militants shot dead two women judges working for the Supreme Court in Kabul on January 17.
Several prominent Afghans — including judges, clerics, journalists, activists, and doctors — have been assassinated in often brazen daytime attacks.
Targeted killings with remotely detonated bombs attached to vehicles, or drive-by shootings, have become favored tactics of insurgents, especially during the morning commute in big cities.