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Parliamentarian shot dead in southern Afghanistan
An Afghan parliamentarian was shot dead by two gunmen near his residence in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:50 July 5, 2008
Kabul: An Afghan parliamentarian was shot dead by two gunmen near his residence in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Habibullah Sanzenai, a member of the lower house of parliament for Kandahar and a tribal leader, was shot returning home overnight in the Zhari district of the province, a hotbed of Taliban militant activity.
Taliban insurgents have targeted members of parliament and tribal leaders in the past, but denied any involvement in the latest killing.
Ten parliamentarians have been killed since the Afghan assembly was set up in 2005.
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