Security officials of the Taliban in Urozgan province have reported that unidentified gunmen have fatally shot a tribal elder in Khas-Oruzgan district of this province.
Mawlawi Amin, the security commander of the Taliban in Urozgan, stated on Saturday, May 20, that the victim was named Rozi Khan and was a resident of Khas-Urozgan district.
He added that Rozi Khan was attacked and killed last night at 9:00 p.m. in the old city of the district.
Amin declared that Rozi Khan had no personal enmity with anyone.
According to him, the suspects have fled the scene, and efforts are underway to apprehend them.
This incident comes just two days after unidentified gunmen killed a man in the village of Shaka, Bagram district, in Parwan province.