Unknown armed men shot dead Mawlawi Hayatuddin Sahebi, a religious scholar in Mazar-e-Sharif City.

Provincial Police Spokesman Adel Shah Adel said Mawlawi Hayatuddin was killed on Sunday evening in Choghdak area of Mazar city by unknown armed men.

The motive behind the incident is not clear and no one has been arrested in connection with the incident so far. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

Mawlawi Hayatuddin was a well-known religious scholar and a university lecturer in Mazar-e-Sharif.

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