Four Govt Employees Killed in Kabul

Afghanistan: Four employees of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) were killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Kabul on Tuesday, police confirmed in a statement.

The incident happened at around 09:20 am local time in Bagh-e-Daud area in Kabul’s PD5 after the gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying the employees, police said.

Police said an investigation has started into the incident.

Security sources said that the employees worked for the rural rehabilitation and development directorate in Maidan Wardak province and that Reyaz Ahmad, the acting head of the department, is also among the victims.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Targeted attacks have recently increased in Kabul.