Militants affiliated with the Taliban outfit killed seven civilians and wounded 17 others in an attack in Kushk Rubat Sangi district of Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Friday, district governor Lal Mohammad Omarzai said Saturday.
The incident took place in Khawja Noor area of the restive district late Friday night, the official said, adding that the attackers escaped after the attack. Confirming the deadly incident, Herat provincial government’s spokesman Jilani Farhad told Xinhua that a teacher was also among those killed in the attack. The Taliban outfit has yet to make comment.