Local sources in Badakhshan province reported the killing of a woman in an armed attack in Ishkashim district.

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According to these reports, “Lailma”, the wife of Salam Maftoon, a well-known local artist, was attacked by unknown gunmen on Thursday morning while she was on her way to work. According to sources, the incident occurred on the way to Ishkashim market.

Lailma was the manager of a restaurant for women in the district. The attackers left the place after the shooting and fled.

Sources added that the woman was a follower of the Ismaili religion and her young child was with her at the time of the incident.

Local authorities in Badakhshan have not yet officially commented on the incident and the motive for the attack is also unclear.