Elected parliament member killed in E. Afghanistan

An elected member of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) was killed Sunday morning when his faction fought a rival group in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman, an official said.

"Commander Asmatullah Mohabbat and three of his soldiers were killed in the provincial capital Mehtarlan this morning in a clash for internal affairs, 1 other person was injured," Interior Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Yusuf Stanizi told Xinhua.

Asmatullah Mohabbat has been under the custody of US in Afghanistan for some time.