Atta Mohammad Noor has accused the Taliban of being behind the shooting of a former Afghan lawmaker in Iran and urged the group to end what he described as violence and bloodshed.
In a post on X, Noor said shedding innocent blood brings neither power nor legitimacy.
Karamuddin Rezazada, a former member of parliament representing Ghor province, was shot and wounded on Tuesday afternoon in Mohammad Shahr, Karaj, according to two sources who spoke to Afghanistan International. The sources said two men on a motorcycle opened fire on him.
Rezazada was reportedly wounded in his left arm and is being treated at a hospital in Karaj. Sources described his condition as stable.
Noor blamed the Taliban for the attack and warned that continuing on such a path would deepen longstanding divisions in Afghanistan. He said he regretted that, in his view, the group had not grown weary of violence.
He added that, to avoid renewed conflict and prevent a repeat of past tragedies, he and others had so far exercised restraint.
Noor claimed that several current Taliban officials, including ministers and a deputy prime minister, had at various times been detained by his forces and later released in what he described as a gesture of goodwill and in accordance with Islamic principles.
He also alleged that he once intervened to prevent a US special forces commander from killing Mullah Fazel Mazloom, who now serves as the Taliban’s minister of transport and civil aviation.
Noor urged the Taliban to respect the sanctity of innocent lives, saying the killing of defenceless people, whether inside or outside Afghanistan, reflects instability rather than strength.
