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Targeted killings: Policewoman shot in Nangarhar
A policewoman was killed by unknown gunmen in Jalalabad city, capital of Nangarhar province on Thursday morning, officials confirmed.
The incident happened at around 7:30 am local time in PD3 of Jalalabad city, said officials.
According to the officials the woman’s name was Basira, and she was targeted while on her way to work.
Officials said she sustained serious injuries in the shooting and was taken to hospital but later died.
No group, including the Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
This comes after three female employees of the national polio vaccination campaign were killed in two separate incidents in Jalalabad in Nangarhar on Tuesday morning.
Security sources said two women were killed in PD7 and another one was shot dead in PD4 of the provincial capital Jalalabad.
No group, has claimed responsibility for these attacks – which prompted a public outcry.
