Mawlawi Saifullah Safi, head of the religious scholars council in Sayedkhil district in Parwan province was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Sunday morning, local officials said.
The incident occurred close to Saif-ur-Rahman Shaheed High School in Sayedkhil district, said district governor Ahmad Lemar Osman Yar.
Security officials have not commented on the attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
