Badakhshan

The title reports that a second Taliban official has been killed in an attack within Afghanistan. Furthermore, officials stated that the mayor of Badakhshan province, located in northeastern Afghanistan, was killed in an explosion.

The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) claimed responsibility for killing Taliban official Zabihullah Amiri in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Amiri, head of the information and culture department in Badakhshan, was shot dead while traveling to Faizabad. The Taliban stated one attacker was killed and another arrested, vowing to maintain resolve against such attacks.

Gunmen killed Zabihullah Amiri, Badakhshan’s director of information and culture, in a targeted attack in Afghanistan. Security forces killed one attacker and captured the other. The article notes prior rare attacks on Taliban officials, including a 2024 suicide bombing that killed refugee minister Khalil Haqqani and a 2023 car bomb in Faizabad.

Gunmen killed Zabihullah Amiri, a high-ranking local Taliban official in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, in a targeted attack. Two attackers were involved, one killed and one captured by security forces. The article notes prior rare attacks on Taliban officials, including a 2024 suicide bombing in Kabul and a 2023 car bomb in Faizabad claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province.

Gunmen killed Zabihullah Amiri, a high-ranking Taliban official in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, in a rare targeted attack. Security forces killed one attacker and captured the other, with investigations ongoing. Similar incidents have been rare since the Taliban took power in 2021, though past attacks include a 2024 suicide bombing of a refugee minister and a 2023 car bomb that killed a deputy governor.