An assistant to the Taliban’s intelligence chief was killed in an explosion at his home in Kabul, local sources said on Saturday.
The man, identified by the sources as Numan, an aide to Abdul Haq Wasiq, the head of the Taliban’s intelligence agency, was killed when an explosion occurred inside his house in the Botkhak area of Kabul on Friday, Dec. 26.
The blast also wounded his son, the sources said.
Taliban have not commented publicly on the incident or disclosed the cause of the explosion.
However, informed sources said the incident appeared suspicious and may have involved explosives concealed inside a gas cylinder, which detonated while it was inside the house.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
