Local sources in Paktika have reported that a young man was killed by celebratory gunfire at a wedding ceremony in the province.
Sources confirmed to the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Monday, October 5, that the young man, identified as Bakhtullah Zadran, was killed this afternoon in Urgun District of Paktika Province.
According to the sources, the young man had recently returned to the country from Saudi Arabia after several years abroad.
Reports indicate that this is the third death caused by celebratory gunfire in the country in the past week.
According to the sources, the brother of a bride was also killed by a stray bullet in Yusuf Khel District of Paktika two days ago. Three days before that incident, a bride was killed in a similar incident in Dand District of Kandahar Province.
