Two Shia clerics, Rajab Akhlaqi and Khadim Hossein Hedayati, were shot and killed by unknown gunmen on motorcycles on Thursday, November 23, 2023. The shooting took place in Etifaq Avenue of Jibrail town in Herat, an area where most Hazaras live. The two victims were members of the Herat Shia Ulema Council and came from the Lal and Sarjangal districts in Ghor province. No group or individual has claimed the assassination of the Hazara clerics so far.