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13 civilians among 16 wounded in Herat shooting
(Last Updated On: March 3, 2021)
At least 16 people were wounded after a shooting broke out between the Afghan security forces and armed men loyal to local strongman Habibullah Ghoryani on Wednesday afternoon, sources said.
Sources said the skirmish started in the Jabriel area in PD12 of Herat city after the security forces attempted to arrest Ghoryani.
Rafiq Sherzai, a spokesman for the provincial health directorate stated, so far, 16 people – including 13 civilians and three policemen – were wounded in the incident.
Sherzai added that three children were also among the wounded people.
Ghoryani is suspected of illegal activities including murder, sources said.
Ghoryani and provincial security officials have not commented on this regard so far.