Three People, Including a Girl, Killed in Paktika and Nangarhar
Local sources have reported that three people, including a girl, were killed in three separate incidents in Paktika and Nangarhar provinces.
According to KabulNow, on Friday (16 October), the mutilated body of a man believed to be around 40 years old was found in a remote area of Sar Hawza district in Paktika province.
Sources said the man’s hands and nose had been cut off, and his identity has not yet been established.
In another incident, a girl was killed in Chatori village in Wazikhwa district of Paktika province during a conflict between two families.
Sources said that during the dispute, members of one of the parties opened fire on the other family’s home, killing the girl.
Meanwhile, in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province, unidentified armed men shot dead a young man named Nesar Ahmad Stoman.
According to sources, Stoman had appeared as a guest on a programme at the private Dost Radio in Nangarhar on Friday and was shot after returning home.
Local Taliban authorities in Paktika and Nangarhar have not yet commented on the incidents or the identification of those responsible.
The incidents come as the Taliban have repeatedly said they have ensured security in Afghanistan, while reports of mysterious killings and armed violence continue to emerge from different provinces.
