Local sources say that an employee of the Taliban’s Department of Borders, Ethnicities and Tribes in Paktia Province has been killed by unidentified gunmen.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Tuesday, October 20, that the incident occurred the previous day in Ahmadabad District of Paktia Province.
According to the sources, the Taliban employee was named Rahmatullah and had worked for the group’s Department of Borders, Ethnicities and Tribes for several years.
The sources added that the unidentified gunmen fled the scene after killing the Taliban employee.
The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident, and the motive for the killing remains unclear.
