Taliban Claims Killing 38 NRF forces During Clashes in Badakhshan

According to the sources, he was killed in front of the Taliban provincial General Directorate of Intelligence headquarters in Taloqan city in Takhar province.

The perpetrators behind the death of the former defense official have not been identified yet.

A Taliban security official in Takhar confirmed the incident to Afghanistan International. He said that the reason for the attack on the former defense official may be "personal enmity".

According to a UN statement, during her visit to Kunduz, Otunbayeva added, "Limited livelihood opportunities, banking, and investment have been the main concerns, which need to be addressed."

Before visiting Kunduz, the UN Special Representative held meetings with the Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, and the group’s deputy prime minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi, in Kabul.

During the two meetings, she emphasised on the importance of girls' education in Afghanistan.

The Taliban ordered the closure of secondary and high schools for girls after taking control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

Mujahid claimed that people who had been killed were involved in the explosion at Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque, the attack at the Kaaj educational center, and many other attacks on civilian targets.

In a tweet, Zabihullah Mujahid, said, “First, two of them were arrested. Later, their hideout was discovered, and an operation was launched in District-8 of Kabul."

In the report published by Mujahid, it has been stated, “Six IS-K members have been killed. Weapon, hand grenades, explosives, and one vehicle have been seized."

Earlier, Hamid Karzai had stated that he was banned from leaving Afghanistan by the Taliban.

The former president of Afghanistan told Der Spiegel magazine that he was not allowed to leave Kabul and every time he had attempted to travel, the Taliban had prevented him.

On the first day of the escape of former president Ashraf Ghani on August 15, 2021, from Kabul, a video was circulated on social media in which Karzai, along with his children, said that he will not leave the country.

The report stated that the ammunition from previous wars were left around outposts of the former government.

Over the past few years, explosives and planted mines have been one of the main factors of Afghanistan people’s death, especially children.

Over the past four decades of war, almost all of the involved parties created minefields for taking down the opponent.

Earlier, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) had said that clearing Afghanistan from mines and ammunition would at least need 10 years.