nˈeɪɾoʊ əfˈɪʃəlz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl nˈeɪmd sˈæbɑːɹ lˈæl mˈɛlmə wʌz ʃˈɑːt dˈɛd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ nˈaɪt ɹˈeɪd ˌɔn hɪz hˈoʊm ɪn dʒælˈælɐbˌɑːd ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
NATO officials reported that an individual named Sabar Lal Melma was shot dead during a night raid on his home in Jalalabad on September 3, 2011.