Senior Afghan Government Official Killed... Taliban Admits Responsibility

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] In Afghanistan, where security instability has continued since the withdrawal of U.S. troops, the Islamic militant group Taliban carried out an assassination of a high-ranking government official.

According to AFP and other foreign media on the 6th (local time), Dawah Khan Minapal, head of the Afghan government Media and Information Center, was killed by Taliban members at a mosque in the capital city Kabul.

Mirwals Stanikzai, spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Interior, reported the news, saying, "The barbaric terrorists have once again committed a cowardly act." The Taliban also acknowledged their responsibility for the incident through a spokesperson's statement.

The Taliban had previously claimed responsibility for the attack targeting the Defense Minister’s residence in Kabul on the 3rd. The attack resulted in the deaths of more than eight people, including four terrorists.

Earlier, on the 4th, the Taliban publicly announced that additional attacks targeting high-ranking government officials would occur.

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