MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A public uprising force commander has been killed in the Sholgara district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday.
Adil Shah Adil, the Balkh police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban killed Ghulam Abbas in the Naqelin village of the district on Monday night.
Abbas was killed in the attack and his bodyguard wounded. Adil said the Taliban fled after security forces arrived in the area.
The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident which comes amid increasing targeted killings of civilians, security personnel and public uprising forces in the province.
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