According to sources located inside Afghanistan in a northern province, unknown assailants in the area attacked and murdered a former commander. Under the previous administration, the victim served as the head of the anti-Taliban popular Struggle Unit. Gul Ahmad Muradi was the former commander, according to the reports. Last week, October 31, he was murdered at his Balkhab district house.
Approximately 100 military personnel were reportedly under his command. Throughout the republic administration, he engaged in combat with the Taliban troops. He turned over his armed forces gear to the Taliban once they took over the power in the country four years ago. In the Sar-e-Pol, he had been leading an ordinary life.
His killers are yet to be found, and it is still unknown why he was killed. Regarding those events, Sar-e-Pol’s Taliban local authority have failed to provide more details.
Two more examples of unexplained murders in Afghanistan were previously documented. In the northern Takhar province, there was a particular incident. In the major city of Taleqan, Mawlawi Zakaria Mashtani, a religious preacher, was fatally shot by unknown armed persons.
On Friday evening, there was another attack in the province of Nangarhar. The province’s Taliban officials say that unidentified people assassinated a preacher in the Khogyani district. The culprits behind these incidents have not yet been found, and none of them have been probed.
These occurrences contribute to the recent spike in unexplained murders and criminal activity in Afghanistan. People in the nation are becoming more and more concerned about their welfare and safety.
Their growing problems since the Taliban took power have been made worse by the condition. A paper published last year by the UK-based rights group Rawadari detailed at least 239 instances of determined, unlawful, and inexplicable murders. Over the course of six months, women and children were among those killed all over Afghanistan.
According to the research, former administration authorities and their families make up the majority of the victims. Targets included critics of the Taliban government, elders of the tribes, and rights defenders.
Additionally, Rawadari emphasized that the real figure might be significantly greater. Because the Taliban fostered a culture of terror, it was impossible to record every incidence. Taliban puts a strain on the relatives of those killed to cover up the details.
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