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Afghanistan: Taliban deputy governor killed in blast in Badakhahan

Afghanistan: Taliban deputy governor killed in blast in Badakhahan
  • PublishedJune 7, 2023

A blast happened in the city of Faizabad, the center of northeastern Badakhshan province, at around 8:15 on Tuesday morning, sources said, adding that the attack targetted a vehicle carrying Taliban deputy governor Mawlawi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi.

Moezuddin Ahmadi, Taliban’s spokesman for Badakhshan, said in a statement that two people, including Ahmadi, who was also acting governor of Taliban for Badakhshan, were killed in the attack and six more were wounded.

He said that the blast targeted a vehicle carrying the deputy governor but did not provide further details about the type of the explosion, but sources said that it was a car bomb blast.

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