{"id":124187,"date":"2026-04-12T11:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124187"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:05:16","slug":"shooting-claims-11-lives-in-afghanistans-herat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124187\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting claims 11 lives in Afghanistan\u2019s Herat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HERAT(National Times)- The death toll from a shooting in western Afghanistan rose to 11 on Saturday, the provincial authority said, after gunmen targeted civilians at a picnic spot in Herat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bullet marks were visible on a wall of the Sayed Mohammad Agha Shia shrine, an&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>&nbsp;journalist said, while bloodstains marked a blanket abandoned at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEleven people have been recorded dead and eight others wounded from Friday\u2019s incident, with the condition of two of the wounded reported as critical,\u201d Herat\u2019s information office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The update raises a toll of seven killed provided on Friday by the interior ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack southwest of Herat city was carried out by \u201cunidentified armed men riding motorcycles\u201d, ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People from different parts of Herat usually gather beside the shrine to picnic among the trees, the&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>&nbsp;journalist said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammad Mohsen Rezayi, a resident who had four relatives killed in the shooting, said he had declined the offer to join them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey called us and said: \u2018Help us! We\u2019ve all been shot\u2019,\u201d the 67-year-old told&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rezayi rushed to the scene, but said he was stopped by security forces around 500 metres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One suspect has been arrested, according to Herat\u2019s information office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been sporadic attacks since the Taliban authorities returned to power in 2021, including a deadly explosion at a Chinese restaurant in the capital Kabul in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taliban officials have vowed to restore security to the country after decades of conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HERAT(National Times)- The death toll from a shooting in western Afghanistan rose to 11 on Saturday, the provincial authority said, after gunmen targeted civilians at a picnic spot in Herat. Bullet marks were visible on a wall of the Sayed Mohammad Agha Shia shrine, an&nbsp;AFP&nbsp;journalist said, while bloodstains marked a blanket abandoned at the scene. 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