Passing In Afghanistan's Nangarhar, 3 People Shot Dead, Taliban Authorities Intervene

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JAKARTA - The shooting in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan killed three people, including a journalist.

"Reporter and writer Sayyed Marof Saadat and his relatives were traveling in a sedan along Police District 5 road in Jalalabad City on Saturday evening, when an armed group in a motorized rickshaw opened fire on them," a security source told Xinhua via Antara on Sunday. , October 3rd.

The source, who requested anonymity, revealed that Saadat's son and the driver were injured. Afghanistan's independent media group, the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), condemned the killing.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting. Taliban authorities are investigating the case, according to sources.

Since the Taliban took power in mid-August, at least 10 people have been killed and many others injured as Jalalabad faces a spate of bomb attacks.

Militia groups allied to the Islamic State group, which oppose the Taliban rule, reportedly acknowledged the attack. The city of Jalalabad is about 120 km east of the Afghan capital, Kabul.