Assassination of Brother of Taliban Technical and Vocational Education Department Head in Herat

Herat – Local sources in Herat province have reported that Mohammad Ismail, brother of Maulvi Ghulam Haider Shahamat, head of the Taliban government’s Technical and Vocational Education Department, was killed in an armed attack last evening.

According to the sources, the incident took place in Kohsan district of Herat province on the Herat-Islam Qala highway. So far, no further details about the nature of the attack and its perpetrators have been released, and Taliban officials have not made an official comment on the matter.

Maulvi Ghulam Haider Shahamat, who himself is from Kohsan district of Herat, is considered a well-known Taliban figure in the province. Local sources say that in recent years he has been a prominent Taliban commander in the Herat-Iran border areas and has played an active role in the group’s activities in the border strip.

As of the publication of this report, no individual or group has claimed responsibility for the attack.