Local Taliban Security Official Killed In Laghman Province, Reports AGT

Afghanistan’s Green Trend (AGT), led by Amrullah Saleh, former Afghan Vice-President, has announced that the Taliban’s head of criminals investigations department of Qarghayi district in Laghman province has been killed.

This marks the first time that AGT has reported the killing of a Taliban member.

They posted on their Facebook page that Amr Gul, resident of Alishing district of Laghman province, was killed in the province capital around 11 am on Sunday.

AGT did not specify the group affiliation of the individuals responsible for killing this local Taliban official. However, they emphasised that "the Taliban's oppressions in the region have prompted people to take action”.

Their statement noted that the Taliban apprehended two individuals in connection with this incident.

AGT has previously disseminated vital information regarding the identities of numerous Taliban officials and members of the Taliban's intelligence agency and Ministry of Interior.

This marks the first report by AGT's intelligence unit of the killing of a Taliban member. AGT is yet to disclose any details about its military operations.