SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A Taliban-designated district chief for Darzab district was gunned down along with five of his friends by his own bodyguard in northern Jawzjan province on Thursday, an official said.
Jawzjan deputy police chief Col. Abdul Hafiz Khashi told Pajhwok Afghan News that Qari Aman aka Shamsullah was a notorious Taliban commander and shadow district chief for Darzab.
“Qari Aman was killed by his bodyguard in Qazal Qushlaq village today morning, five of his friends were also killed in the incident,” he said. He said it was unclear why the bodyguard killed Aman.
A resident of the area, Abdul Jalil, said Aman was killed days after a Daesh militant belonging to Commander Qari Hekmat joined him.
“The Daesh fighter who joined Aman was a relative of the Taliban commander. Aman later appointed him as his bodyguard, but he killed the commander while heading to Tapa-i-Bala area to meet his colleagues,” he said.
He said one of Qari Aman’s injured body shared the story of the incident with other Taliban fighters.
A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said he was unaware about the incident and they had no district chief known as Qari Aman. He said the incident would be investigated and information would be shared with the media.
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