Five brothers and three of their male cousins have been killed within the assault. (Representational)
Jalalabad:
Eight members of the identical household have been gunned down in an assault on a mosque in japanese Afghanistan, officers mentioned Sunday.
The capturing occurred on Saturday evening within the metropolis of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, and was believed to be over a land dispute, the province’s governor Zaiulhaq Amarkhil mentioned.
Five brothers and three of their male cousins have been killed.
“The incident is under investigation but initial information shows a land dispute has caused the incident,” Amarkhil informed AFP.
Fareed Khan, a spokesman for Nangarhar police, confirmed the assault.
Afghanistan, like the remainder of the Muslim world, is observing the holy month of Ramadan, when males collect each evening to supply particular prayers after fasting for the day.
Revenge killings are widespread in Afghanistan, the place households search justice by finishing up violent acts of vengeance primarily based on an historic code of honour.
So-called blood feuds can final for many years, passing down by way of generations in a cycle of violence.
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