Local sources report that a former soldier of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Khost Province.
Speaking to Hasht-e Subh daily on Saturday, September 27, local sources confirmed that the victim, identified as Samad Tanai, was a resident of Tanai district.
According to the sources, he was killed on Friday afternoon in the village of Zhi, located in the Sur Toi area of Tanai district.
It remains unclear who was behind the attack or what the motive may have been.
Reports indicate that killings of former Afghan security personnel have been on the rise, with many of the victims either detained or eliminated by Taliban members after returning to Afghanistan.
In one recent case, local sources in Badakhshan reported that Abdul Rashid, a former soldier in Nasi district, was killed after being tortured by the Taliban.
