Five killed in attack in Afghanistan

Four of the victims were shot and killed by unknown perpetrators in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province in the east of the country, a former politician told the news agency DPA. Among them was local journalist Sayed Maroof Sadat, another civilian and two Taliban members, according to the source.

In the north of Jawzjan province, the bride was killed and two others injured in an explosion at a wedding, two former officials said.

Preliminary findings indicate that the attack was carried out with a hand grenade, and that the background was a family feud, according to the local media Salam Watandar.

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