[8amMedia] In a tragic incident, two individuals were shot and killed by unidentified button men in Laghman...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for
Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
Province, according to local sources.
Reports from Laghman indicate that the incident took place on Saturday night, July 8th, in the village of Lukat, Alingar district.
Sources have revealed that the unidentified button men entered the house of one of the victims during the night and targeted two individuals, killing them instantly. Another person was maimed in the attack.
No information has been provided regarding the identities of the victims.
Local Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...officials in Laghman have not yet commented on the matter.
Targeted killings and criminal incidents have been on the rise in Laghman Province recently.
Just a few days ago, the brother of a former local police commander in Ali Shing district of the province was also killed by unknown individuals.