Ahmad Khan, a former member of the former Afghan Senate who had mobilized hundreds of people in the war against the Taliban in the past two years, was killed in a shooting, The Independent reported.
A local source in Afghanistan’s Ghor province said that “Deputy Ahmad Khan”, a former member of the Afghan Senate and one of the most influential figures in the province, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Dolatyar city late Thursday. The source described the location of the murder of “Deputy Ahmad Khan” on the way from the center of Dolat Yar city to his house in “Darreh Keshru” and how his life was ambushed by unknown gunmen.
The source added that so far local Taliban officials have not said anything about this and no group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of this politically influential figure.
Prior to the collapse of the previous Afghan government, Ahmad Khan was deputy head of the Ghor city council, and also mobilized and organized part of the popular forces against the Taliban.
Sources in Ghor say that Ahmad Khan’s deputy in the previous Afghan government played a prominent role in the local structure of Ghor and had mobilized hundreds of people in the war against the Taliban in the past two years due to widespread social influence. It is not clear who or what group assassinated Ahmad Khan’s deputy, but according to locals in Ghor, all groups and individuals except Taliban members have been disarmed and no one dares to take military action in the province. .
