KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Wednesday that local commander Maulvi Mehdi has been killed near the Afghan-Iran border.
MoD tweeted Mehdi, who recently left the Islamic Emirate, was killed by border intelligence forces in the Balkhab district of Sar-i-Pul province in an area close to the Herat-Iran border.
“Border forces of the Islamic Emirate killed militant commander Mehdi, who wanted to escape to Iran, in Balkhab district,” the ministry informed.
“After betraying the Islamic Emirate in Balkhab, Mehdi had fled to mountains along with several associates. But a few days ago, he . . .
