Jamiat Commander Assassinated In Ghor, Says Former Balkh Governor

Atta Mohammad Noor, former Balkh governor and a member of the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, said that Shah Wali Khan, a senior Jamiat-e Islami commander in Ghor province, was killed.

Noor claimed Khan was assassinated on 27 March in a conspiracy following his release from Taliban intelligence custody. The Taliban has not yet commented on the allegations.

On Friday, Noor posted images of Wali Khan on X, accusing the Taliban of widespread “crimes” since taking power, including targeted killings. He asserted: “In many instances, these killings aim at ethnic cleansing and political, religious, and local purges,” framing Wali Khan’s death as part of this Taliban policy.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reported ongoing human rights abuses against former government officials and ex-members of Afghanistan’s defence and security forces, despite the Taliban’s 2021 general amnesty pledge.