...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
has killed an Afghan scholar who was in the way to travel from Baghlan to northern Kunduz province.
Aziz Ahmad Panjshiri, scholar and university lecturer has been killed by the Talibs in a highway between Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, Jawid Besharat, the spokesperson for Baghlan province confirmed.
The incident has taken place on Tuesday in the Hematkhil district of the new Baghlan city, where Talibs have wide appearance, Besharat said.
Taliban has not so far commented on this murder case.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money...
and his Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
...the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against both Karzai and Ghani. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun. He also held the meaningless salaried sop position as CEO of Afghanistan, while Ghani was president...have released their condolence messages saying the Taliban cannot weaken the cultural and educational sector by showing violence and terroristic acts.
Aziz Ahmad Panjshiri was a 70 year old scholar and lecturer at the Kabul University. Panshiri was also a cultural advisor to the Kabul mayor, Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz.