GHAZNI CITY: The Taliban’s shadow chief judge for southern Ghazni province has been killed in Quetta during a clash within the group, Afghan news agency Pajhwok claimed on Friday quoting an official.
Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel, police chief for Ghazni, said: “Maulvi Ishaq Jalad was
killed in Guchlagh area on the outskirts of
Quetta and his body was shifted to the Oshun area of Andar district in Ghazni last night.”
He said Jalad served as the
Taliban chief
judge in Ghazni and decided many cases that involved
Afghan security forces, civilians and abducted passengers. In the past, Jalad worked as the
Taliban military commission head in Ghazni and Zabul provinces as well.
Taliban have **t yet commented about the incident.
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