A senior Afghan official in southeastern Zabul province escaped unhurt but his two guards were injured when their convoy was ambushed by the Taliban overnight, officials said on Saturday. The attack occurred near Zabulâs capital Qalat late on Friday, provincial security chief Mohammed Ayub said. A bullet passed through the turban of Mohibullah, chief of Zabulâs district, while his two guards were hit, one of them seriously, he said. âSecurity forces arrested a well-known Taliban fighter after an exchange of fire which lasted for more than an hour,â he said.
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Mr Mohibullah was on his way to Qalat to visit an Afghan aid organisation when the attack took place. Mr Ayub, who did not identify the lone Taliban fighter, said the militant had confessed to having been trained in Pakistan.
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In a separate attack, two rockets were fired overnight at a school in Jona village of Charbolak district in northern Balkh province. No one was injured and there was little damage, local police commander Akram Khakrizwal said on Saturday.
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