- A high-ranking Taliban official, Zabihullah Amiri (Badakhshan’s director of information and culture), was shot dead while traveling to the provincial capital Faizabad.
- Security forces shot one attacker and captured another; authorities say an investigation is underway.
- Targeted killings of senior Taliban figures remain uncommon since 2021, though there have been notable attacks in recent years (including a 2024 suicide bombing that killed the refugee minister and 2023 bombings in the north).
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