A police force member in Kandahar killed his two fellow officers and wounded three others as he “deliberately” opened fire on them on Friday night, a local official confirmed.
The incident took place at a police outpost in Raghistan district, the provincial governor’s spokesman Aziz Ahmad told TOLOnews on Saturday.
Ahmad said the policeman who attacked his fellow officers has fled the area. He said the attacker joined the police force members almost a year ago.
According to him, police have started investigation into the incident.
So far, no group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.