Atiqullah Raufi

Atiqullah Raufi was the chief of the secretariat of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.[1] He was assassinated as he was heading to work on December 13, 2014, around 9:00 a.m., in Kabul, Afghanistan.[2][3] The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.[4]

The attack was one in a series of attacks targeting Afghanistan's legal system in 2013–2015.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Afghan attack: Deadly gun battle in Mazar-e-Sharif". BBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "SC Offers Condolence Over Raufi's Death". Bakhtar News. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. Raghavan, Sudarsan (13 December 2014). "Two U.S. soldiers among 21 dead in attacks in Kabul, other parts of Afghanistan". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. Rex Minor (13 December 2014). "Taliban shoot dead Supreme Court official in Kabul: police". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2016.


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