Wednesday, August 24, 2011 – According to local authorities in southern Afghanistan, unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening assassinated a government official in southern Afghanistan.
Tuesday’s incident brings the number of government assassination to three so far this week.
The officials further added, the incident took place at around 7 pm in Nawa district after two gunmen fired at a member of the Nawa district council Tuesday evening in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital.
Provincial governor spokesman, Dawood Ahmadi said, Sher Agha was the member of provincial council. He was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Municipality compound.
Mr. Ahmadi further added, Sher Agha sustained serious injures and was rushed to a hospital but died of his wounds.
Meanwhile, an Afghan intelligence official speaking on a basis of anonymity said, Sher Agha was also a member of Afghanistan National Directorate for Security.
Insurgents have responded to heavy pressure from U.S. and NATO coalition forces by targeting officials and others aligned with the Afghan government.
In two incidents Sunday, militants killed a councilman and chief prosecutor from Gereskh district.
On Friday, a man with a bomb hidden in his turban blew himself up outside the Helmand governor’s compound. One policeman was injured in the blast.
