KAPISA - A female police officer was assassinated by unknown armed men in Kapisa province on Sunday night, police confirmed.
Abdul Shayeq Shoresh, a spokesman for the Kapisa police, stated that the incident took place in the Shirak Pirak area in the House Dowom-e Kohistan district of the province at around 9 pm Sunday.
The officer, who was a member of Kapisa prison security forces, was killed in her house, police added.
Police stated that the motives behind the attack are yet to be determined.
Shoresh stated that an investigation started in this regard.
So far, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack. (ATN)