Anti-Taliban Group Says It Killed Taliban Official In Herat
An anti-Taliban group in western Afghanistan claimed responsibility for killing a Taliban security official in Herat city, marking one of the latest armed attacks against the group.
An anti-Taliban group in western Afghanistan claimed responsibility for killing a Taliban security official in Herat city, marking one of the latest armed attacks against the group.
The Islamic Liberation Movement of the People of Afghanistan said in a statement Tuesday that its fighters killed Mawlawi Hassan, the Taliban’s regional control officer for the 10th security district, in a midday attack. The group said one of Hassan’s bodyguards was also wounded.
Medical sources at Herat Regional Hospital confirmed that the body of a Taliban member had been transferred there but provided no further details.
The position of regional control officer, under the former Afghan government, was known as “criminal investigation office” within police command.
The Taliban have not commented on the attack.
