The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, according to local sources.
Sources in Nangarhar have informed Hasht-e Subh that the individual in question was known as "Sheikh Muqaddas Bilal," and unidentified button men killed him on Saturday, September 9th, in the seventh district of Jalalabad city.
According to these sources, the former jihadist commander was ambushed while he was inside his personal vehicle with his wife and children. He was a prominent figure in the Rodat district of Nangarhar province.
The motive behind the liquidation remains unclear at this time, and the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...have not yet commented on the incident.
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Jalalabad: 2023-09-10 Heaven of Foreign Militants: The Taliban Are Extensively Hosting Extremist Groups
Jalalabad: 2023-09-09 Daily Evacuation Brief September 8, 2023
Jalalabad: 2023-09-08 Torkham border crossing closed for 2nd day after clashes between border forces
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Rodat district: 2019-11-16 10 Taliban militants killed, detained in Special Forces raids and airstrikes