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Five people killed in Nangarhar shooting
At least five people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in the province on Monday night, local officials said.
Ziaulhaq Amarkhil, the provincial governor said the shooting took place at around midnight at a guesthouse in Sada area of Lalpur district in the province.
Amarkhil said that the Tafsir guesthouse, where the incident occurred, was owned by a former member of the Taliban.
He said the guesthouse owner, his brother and three others were killed and another three were wounded in the shooting.
Amarkhil did not elaborate further.
So far no group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility.