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Pro-government religious leader killed in Afghanistan
Several prominent figures lose their lives to ongoing spate of targeted killings this year
An Afghan policeman stands guard after an attack at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. PHOTO: REUTERS
KABUL:
A prominent pro-government religious leader was assassinated in Afghanistan amid the ongoing targeted killing spree in the war-ravaged country, officials confirmed on Sunday.
The latest victim of the unclaimed slayings was identified as Mawlawi Sayed Saifullah Safi, head of the Syed Khail District Religious Council in the central Parwan province north of the capital Kabul.
District Governor Ahmad Umer told Anadolu Agency that Mawlawi Safi was shot dead by unknown assassins in front of a public school in the morning.
(Last Updated On: January 24, 2021)
A senior official of De Afghanistan Bank, (the Central Bank) was targeted in an IED explosion in Kabul early Sunday morning, the bank confirmed.
The bank said in a statement that Abdullah Dawrani, the head of the Financial Dispute Resolution Commission, was the target in an IED explosion at around 8.15 am this morning.
According to the statement, Dawrani was wounded and his bodyguard was killed in the blast.
The bank stated that another person was also injured in the explosion, which occurred in the Shah Shaheed area of PD8 of the city but did not reveal the person’s identity.
Afghan Govt’s Security Policy for Journalists Questioned
Journalists and the Ministry of Information and Cutlure (MoIC) on Saturday criticized the Afghan security agencies for failing to address the threats facing journalists community in Afghanistan, saying the government has relied on issuing condemnation statements instead of taking action against such acts.
“No one should be killed only few kilometers away from the highly important political and security institutions,” said Tahir Zuhair, acting Minister of Information and Culture.
“They never took practical measure regarding this issue and relied only on words,” said Basir Fitri, a journalist in Kabul.
This comes a day after Bismillah Adil Aimaq, a journalist and civil society activist in Ghor, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in the city of Feroz Koh, the center of the province.
Journalists Under Threat in Afghanistan December 29,2020 | Sajjad Aasim
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