Taluqan: About nine people have been killed and seven others wounded by gunshots in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, a local official said on Sunday.
“A gunfight occurred following an argument between members of two irresponsible armed groups in Rustaq district, north-eastern of provincial capital Taluqan city Saturday night,” provincial government spokesman Jawad Hejri told Xinhua.
The police recovered nine bodies, suspected to be those of the militia groups’ members, he said. An investigation was undertaken into the incident. Local authorities blamed the irresponsible armed groups for the incident. (UNI)
