KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Taliban security officials in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province say their forces have shot and killed one person and wounded another in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.
In a statement released on Tuesday, (January 13), the Taliban’s Helmand police command said the incident took place in the Bolan area of the city’s Third District.
According to the statement, the two individuals were attempting to steal a Toyota Aqua vehicle when they were fired upon by Taliban forces, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to the other.
The authorities did not release the identities of the two people, nor did they provide further details about the shooting.
In previous similar cases, the Taliban have claimed to have targeted armed thieves in different parts of the country. However, local sources have later reported that some of those killed were not criminals, raising questions about the circumstances under which Taliban forces carry out such shootings.
