The attack on the house, located in Kabul, resulted in the deaths of the lawmaker's two grandsons, a son of a parliament member from Kandahar and two security service members, the security sources said, as cited by the TOLO News channel.
According to the broadcaster, Mir Wali managed to escape, but the attackers took a number of his family members and friends hostage. At least one of the gunmen reportedly detonated a suicide vest, Sputnik reported.