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Afghan Supreme Court judges gunned down in Kabul
Unidentified gunmen have killed two judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, police say, adding to a wave of assassinations in Kabul and other cities while government and Taliban representatives have been holding peace talks in Qatar.
Key points:
- The deaths are the latest from a string of attacks on Afghan officials, journalists and activists
- Rising violence has complicated peace talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban in Qatar
- US troop numbers in Afghanistan are now at their lowest level since 2001, according to the Pentagon
The two women were killed and their driver was injured in an attack at about 8:30am, police said, adding the case was being investigated by security forces.
Supreme Court of Afghanistan spokesman Ahmad Fahim…
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