Afghan journalist killed in Ghazni province, say officials
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December 22, 2020 08:35 IST
Rahmatullah Nekzad was gunned down as he left his home in Ghazni City to walk to a nearby mosque, said Ahmad Khan Serat, spokesman for the provincial police chief
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Rahmatullah Nekzad was gunned down as he left his home in Ghazni City to walk to a nearby mosque, said Ahmad Khan Serat, spokesman for the provincial police chief A prominent local journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants in Afghanistan s central Ghazni province on Monday the fourth to be killed in the war-ravaged nation in just two months.
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