KABUL, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two armed men riding a motorbike shot dead an employee of National Security Directorate (NSD) in Afghanistan's northern province of Jauzjan, provincial police chief Mohammad Khalil Aminzada said Monday.

    "The criminal incident occurred Sunday evening in Akcha district," Aminzada told Xinhua.

    However, he did not give the name of the victim but put the attack on Taliban militants.

    Taliban militants fighting Afghan government often attack soft targets including civilians working for the administration.