Afghan Taliban’s minister for refugees killed in Kabul blast
11 December, 2024 17:56
The Afghan Taliban’s acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, has been killed in a blast in Kabul, his nephew confirmed Wednesday.
Khalil Haqqani became an acting refugees minister in the Taliban’s interim government after foreign forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.
He was a senior leader of the Haqqani network, according to the U.S. State Department.
“We lost a very brave Mujahid,” Anas Haqqani, his nephew told Reuters. “We will never forget him and his sacrifice.”
It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021 as foreign forces withdrew, vowing to restore security, but attacks have continued in urban areas.
In 2022, a blast took place near the interior ministry, led by Haqqani network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, killing four people. In 2023, Islamic State claimed an attack outside the Taliban-run foreign ministry that killed at least five.
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