Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province killed

Mohammad Dawood Muzammil’s killing comes a day after he met top government officials visiting from capital Kabul.

The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province has been killed inside his office in a suicide attack that was later claimed by the ISIL armed group.

The killing of Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the provincial governor, on Thursday marked one of the highest-level attacks since the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021. A second person also died in the attack, police said.

The killing of Muzammil, known for his resistance to the ISIL (ISIS) in the area, came a day after he met top government officials visiting from capital Kabul.