Taliban kill civilian in direct shooting in Kandahar

According to a local source in Kandahar, on Sunday, 26 Mizan, a civilian man was shot dead as he passed through a Taliban checkpoint in the seventh district of Kandahar city. The source, who asked not to be named, said the man was in a vehicle with another woman when, after they passed the checkpoint, armed Taliban members in plain clothes opened fire on them.

The body of the man has been transferred to Mirwais Regional Hospital, but his identity and the reason for the shooting remain unknown. Local Taliban officials have so far made no comment on the incident.

Reports of shootings and killings of civilians at checkpoints run by the Taliban administration have also been published previously. Local residents have repeatedly criticized the group’s fighters acting as security personnel for their unprofessional and inhumane treatment, which has increased insecurity and fear in the community.