29-03-2024 12:24 AM Jerusalem Timing

Afghan Spy Killed in Taliban Bomb Attack

Afghan Spy Killed in Taliban Bomb Attack

An Afghan intelligence agent was killed in a Taliban bomb attack in the country’s north on Thursday.

An Afghan intelligence agent was killed in a Taliban bomb attack in the country's north on Thursday.


Payenda Mohammad died when the blast destroyed his car near his home, provincial spokesman Mahboobullah Sayedi told AFP news agency, adding that three girls were also injured in the attack.
Mohammad was a junior official in the Kunduz branch of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS).


Or its part, Taliban claimed the responsibility, saying, in a text message, that the bombing was aimed at senior security officials.