KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen shot and killed a senior government media official in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Thursday, local police confirmed.
"Director of Public Relation Office of Ministry of Finance, Nemat Rawan, was shot dead by gunmen in Police District of 14 of Kandahar city Thursday morning," Jamal Barakzai from provincial police told Xinhua.
Rawan was a renowned journalist who previously worked as an anchor in local TV channel Tolo News TV's political programs, and was well-known for his profession in the political field.
Two armed men involved in the shooting escaped as soon as they found Rawan died inside his sedan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Afghan journalists regarded the killing as a targeted attack.
Meanwhile, a son of a former administrative chief of Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province was shot dead by Taliban militants in Hakeem Sahib Ada area of Kandahar on Wednesday, provincial police confirmed. Enditem
