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| Balkh Governor Killed in Blast |
| 2023-03-10 |
| [ToloNews] The governor of Balkh, Mohammad Dawood Muzamil, was killed in a blast that took place inside his office, a front man for the Balkh security department said. Balkh’s Security Department’s front man, Mohammad Asif Waziri, confirmed the killing of the provincial governor. "Today around 9:00 am, an individual who was armed with explosives went kaboom!by the governor of Balkh, Mohamma Dawood Muzamil, from which unfortunately, the governor of Balkh, Mohammad Dawood Muzamil was martyred alongside two civilians. Also, four other people, including three military members and one civilian, were maimed," he said. Islamic Emirate front man Zabiullah Mujahid also on Twitter expressed sorrow over the killing of the provincial governor. A statement of the department of security of Balkh said that an individual wearing a boom jacket went kaboom!near the second floor near the office of the provincial governor. The witnesses said said the blast occurred inside the provincial governor’s office. "I had work issue for the Haj process in the governor’s office. I don’t know what happened," said a maimed person. "Two people came and opened the door for him (suicide kaboomer) and then closed the door. I started walking downstairs and while I walked a bit, the blast happened among the people," a maimed person said. "Security officials should pay attention to this issue because the new year is coming and Ramadan around the corner," said Sifatullah, son of one of the maimed. ISIS grabbed credit for the attack. “Two people, including Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, have been killed in an explosion this morning,” local police spokesman Asif Waziri told AFP, adding that the blast happened on the second floor of his office, in the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif. Muzammil is one of the highest-ranking Taliban officials to be killed in such circumstances since the group returned to power in August 2021. He was initially appointed as the governor of the eastern province of Nangarhar where he led the fight against Islamic State militants, before being moved to Balkh last year. |
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