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The violence has claimed the lives of dozens of people, particularly in the Afghan capital. The victims include civil society activists, journalists, politicians and government officials.
Police said Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, executive director of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), was traveling to his office in the city when unknown assailants sprayed his vehicle with bullets. The attack also left his driver wounded.
Elsewhere in Kabul, officials said a bomb attached to a police vehicle went off, killing an officer in the vehicle and injuring two others.
Afghani democracy activist gunned down
Kabul, Dec 23(UNI) Prominent democracy activist Yousuf Rasheed was gunned on Wednesday morning by unknown gunmen in Kabul.
Rasheed, a well known civil society figure was the CEO of Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA).
As per the statement given by Rasheed s brother Abdul Baqi Rasheed the assassination took place around 8:30am local time in the Tani Koot area in PD7 of Kabul city when he was on his way to the office and gunmen started shooting at his vehicle.
Rasheed s driver was also wounded in the shooting and both were taken to a nearby hospital, but Yousuf Rasheed passed away before reaching the hospital.
Afghan official: Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill two
Unknown gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, executive director of the non-governmental Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, said Ferdaws Faramar.
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KABUL: A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least two people Wednesday, including the head of an independent Afghan elections watchdog, officials said.
The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, trying to hammer out a peace deal that could put an end to decades of war.
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Unknown gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, executive director of the non-governmental Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesman for Kabul’s police chief. A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least two people on Wednesday, including the head of an independent Afghan elections watchdog, officials said.
The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, trying to hammer out a peace deal that could put an end to decades of war.
Unknown gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, executive director of the non-governmental Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesman for Kabul’s police chief.
US State Dept Condemns Killing of Yousuf Rasheed
The US Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on Wednesday condemned the barbaric and senseless assassination of Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA).
“We join the Afghan people in condemning this barbaric and senseless assassination of Yousuf Rasheed, who was a tireless advocate for democracy. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends,” tweeted the bureau. The United States has repeatedly made clear that our vision for peace is of a sovereign, unified, and democratic Afghanistan. Yousuf Rasheed was a courageous advocate for that vision. His voice will not be silenced, it continued, The future of Afghanistan cannot be foreclosed by murder but must be resolved at the negotiating table.