Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior provincial government official in Afghanistan's Wardak province on Friday. The victim, Pir Mohammad Kuchi was on his way to office when he was killed
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior provincial government official in Afghanistan's Wardak province on Friday.
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"Pir Mohammad Kuchi, the financial chief of provincial administration, was on way to his office when two unknown gunmen riding a motorbike intercepted his car and opened fire, killing him on the spot," Attaullah Khogiani, spokesman for the provincial government, told reporters.
The deadly attack took place around 8 a.m. next to the Governor House in the provincial capital city of Maidan Shar.