Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Former Taliban Minister Shot Dead in Peshawar


(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) A former Afghan Taliban minister Mulla Abdul Raqeeb was shot dead in Peshawar.



Mulla Abdul Raqeeb, a former Afghan Taliban minister for refugees, was on his to home on his motorcycle after attending a seminar at Madrassa Maabul Ulomul Quran when armed assailants riding a motorbike opened fire on hi



Police said that Mulla Abdul Raqeeb was shot on Canal Road after he left the seminary in the limits of Tehkal Police Station and died on the spo



Sources said Mulla Raqeeb, was in favour of talks with the Afghan governmen



The killers managed to escape after committing the crime. Mulla Raqeeb was a learned scholar, politician, social worker and guardian of thousands of orphan



He has been shifted to Peshawar where he was teaching at a seminar



Senior leaders of the Afghan Taliban have been repeatedly targeted and killed in Quetta and Peshawar but nobody has ever claimed responsibility


Qatar News Agency

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