Taliban Assassinate Head Of Afghan Government Media Department
Afghanistan: Taliban had earlier warned they would target senior administration officials in retaliation for increased air strikes.
Kabul:
The Taliban shot dead the head of the Afghan government's media information centre Friday at a mosque in the capital, the ministry said, days after warning they would target senior administration officials in retaliation for increased air strikes.
"Unfortunately, the savage terrorists have committed a cowardly act once again and martyred a patriotic Afghan," interior ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanikzai said of the death of Dawa Khan Menapal.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the death, with spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid sending a message to media saying "he was killed in a special attack carried out by mujahideen".
The head of the Afghan government's media information centre has been assassinated in the capital, the interior ministry said Friday
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