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2020-12-24 Afghanistan
Kabul: democracy activist assassinated, 3 cops kaboomed


Yousuf Rasheed, FEFA Head and Activist, Killed by Gunmen
[ToloNews] Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), was killed by unknown button men in Kabul city on Wednesday morning, his brother confirmed.

The incident happened around 8:30am local time in the Tani Koot area in PD7 of Kabul city while he was on his way to the office and button men started shooting at his vehicle, Abdul Baqi Rasheed, his brother said.

His driver was also maimed in the shooting and both were transferred to the Emergency hospital, but Yousuf Rasheed died, his brother said.

Sami, Rasheed's driver, also died later at the hospital from wounds sustained in the attack, Sami's relatives confirmed.

Yousuf Rasheed was a very popular civil society activist.

Kabul police confirmed that Rasheed has died.

No group, including the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
, has immediately grabbed credit for the attack.

1 Police Officer Killed, 2 Wounded in Kabul Blast
[ToloNews] At least one police officer was killed and two more were maimed in an IED blast that targeted a police vehicle in Kabul on Wednesday morning, Kabul police confirmed in a statement.

The incident happened around 6:55am local time in Kabul’s PD12 when an IED targeted a police vehicle, it said.

However,
Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried...
the statement did not provide further details.

No group including the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
has grabbed credit for the blast.
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