Kabul: 5 Killed in Criminal Incidents Within 24 Hours
Five people, including a doctor, were killed in criminal incidents within the last 24 hours, according to figures gathered by TOLOnews.
One of those killed was Paghman elder Malik Murtaza, whose two bodyguards were also killed in an attack by armed men in Kabul’s Qargha area on Sunday evening. His family called on the government to find the perpetrators.
Unidentified armed men attacked Malik Murtaza’s vehicle in the west of Kabul.
“They will kill my other son the next day, and another the coming day. What should we do? We cannot do anything to them. The government can,” said Bibi Aqila, Malik Murtaza’s mother.
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