An armed assailant’s assassination plot to kill a policeman was foiled late Saturday, said provincial governor’s spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada.
The incident took place late Saturday in the fourth district of Ghazni.
The attacker managed to escape, according to the spokesman, while his gun and car were seized by police.
No armed group has commented yet.
Targeted attacks, often unclaimed, have seen a rapid increase in Afghanistan, prompting people’s outcry.
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