Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Unknown gunmen shot a prayer leader, who was a former Taliban shadow governor, dead at a Mosque in northern Samangan province on Monday night, local officials said.
The incident took place in Lababi village, Dar-e-Sof district, when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at Mawlawi Mohammad Isreeal, a spokesman for Provincial Governor, Mohammad Sediq Azizi said.
"Mawlawi Mohammad Isreeal was a former shadow governor of the Taliban before he was separated from the group" Azizi added.
According to Azizi, Taliban had several times demanded the prayer leader to rejoin the group but he denied.
No one has been arrested in this connection, he added.
So far, no group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the shooting.
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