3 Court Staff Shot Dead, 12 hurt in Kabul

At least, 3 high court staff were gunned down and 12 others were injured on Tuesday in a raid by two unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle in Kabul

Confirming the incident, the Ministry of Interior Affairs condemned the incident and called it an inhuman act.

The police forces are doing an investigation on the assault, MoI said.

No groups, including the Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

A court staff car was stopped in ‘Abdul Rahouf' area in Mosahee district of Kabul by two gunmen riding a motorbike and then they shot the staff, witnesses said.

The dead and wounded were immediately taken to a nearby hospital by police forces.

Doctors in Avicenna hospital commented that the wounded are in a critical condition.

"All the wounded are in critical condition and one of them who was badly hurt, has already died," said a doctor in Avicenna hospital.

"I went to almost every hospital and none of them could provide blood," said a relative of the victims.

The incident took place as the governor of Kabul had voiced concern on a security shortcoming in Mosahee district.