Police have confirmed that the head of the Afghan government’s media information center, Dawa Khan Menapal, had been assassinated in Kabul, the country’s capital. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban.

“Unfortunately, the savage terrorists have committed a cowardly act once again and martyred a patriotic Afghan,” interior ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanikzai said, referring the Menapal’s killing. Stanikzai shared a photo of his deceased colleague. 

ته هيڅکله و نه ويرېدلې خو دښمن دې وارخطا کړ😢
وحشي ترهګرو مينه پال شهيد کړ.
مينه پال رښتيا مينه پال و
ابدي لار دې روښانه وروره
دننګ مړ خو څه مړ نه دى pic.twitter.com/rPyNnH3jQp

— Mirwais Stanekzai🇦🇫✒ (@mirwaisstanikza) August 6, 2021

According to Afghanistan’s TOLOnews, the Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

The assassination came just days after the Taliban warned they would target senior officials in the Kabul-based administration in response to an escalation of airstrikes in the war-torn country.

Video shows a vehicle that was attacked by gunmen affiliated with the Taliban at Darul Aman Road in Kabul this afternoon.

Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government’s media and information center, was killed in the attack. pic.twitter.com/XIs8LkgkI1

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 6, 2021

Police have confirmed that the head of the Afghan government’s media information center, Dawa Khan Menapal, had been assassinated in Kabul, the country’s capital. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban.
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