World | Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers open fire in east, killing 3 civilians

Police say a group of Afghan army soldiers opened fire in a market in eastern Afghanistan, killing three civilians.

  • AP
  • Published: 09:53 May 18, 2009
  • Gulf News

Kabul: Police say a group of Afghan army soldiers opened fire in a market in eastern Afghanistan, killing three civilians.

Police spokesman Ghafor Khan says the soldiers were arrested after Monday's shooting in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. Police are still investigating the incident.

A spokesman for Nangarhar's governor confirmed three dead civilians and one wounded.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

Afghanistan

  1. US low on options in Afghanistan

  2. Obama looks for revised Afghan war options

  3. Afghan presidential inauguration to be on Nov. 19

  4. US seeks new Afghan timelines

  5. Japan pledges $5b aid for troubled Afghanistan

  6. Afghanistan commander calls for staying the course

  7. Karzai: Corrupt ones not in new government

  8. Nato strike kills 7 at coalition base

All articles in Afghanistan

More from World

Gulf News
Popular in World

More from world

News Editor's choice