Iran Press/ Iran News: Afghanistan Defence Ministry spokesperson in a statement said that a 'Taliban leader in northeast Afghanistan', Mohibullah was targeted as he was driving in Kunduz province’s Imam Saib district and his car destroyed.
The Taliban has yet to comment on the matter.
According to the reports, Mohibullah was closely involved in talks with the US at the time and last year was briefly arrested in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, close to the border with Afghanistan.
Mohibullah’s killing comes amid escalating violence in Afghanistan despite the relaunch of talks between the Taliban and American officials after a three-month hiatus.
The negotiations, however, were stopped after an American serviceman was killed in an attack in Kabul claimed by the. US President Donald Trump responded by stating that the talks were "dead", with the Taliban announcing that it would continue fighting against the US forces.
On Saturday, two US soldiers were killed and two more wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which was the first deadly incident involving US servicemen in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year.
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