A wedding in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province turned deadly on Friday after alleged Taliban members shot and killed three people during a fight concerning whether music could be played, according to local town residents.
At least 10 others were injured during the altercation, which took place after three gunmen demanded that the wedding party stop playing music, NBC News reported. Two residents of the area said they recognized the gunmen as local Taliban members.
The gunmen “were harsh in their arguments with the family holding a marriage ceremony and local residents,” one of the residents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told NBC. “Their arguments led to an armed clash,” he added, stating that the gunmen “opened fire and killed three people and injured 10 others.”
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