Muslims pray before a communal fast-breaking meal at sundown at a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday.
JALALABAD: Eight members of the same family were gunned down in an attack on a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, officials said today. The shooting happened on Saturday night in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, and was believed to be over a land dispute, the province’s governor Zaiulhaq Amarkhil said.“The incident is under investigation but initial information shows a land dispute has caused the incident,” Amarkhil told AFP.Afghanistan, like the rest of the Muslim world, is observing the holy month of Ramadan, when men gather every night to offer special prayers after fasting for the day.
Revenge killings are common in Afghanistan, where families seek justice by carrying out violent acts of vengeance based on an ancient code of honour.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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