KABUL, Afghanistan — Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s minister of refugees, was killed in an explosion at the Ministry of Refugees compound in Kabul on Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the incident.
The blast also claimed the lives of three of Mr. Haqqani’s bodyguards, the sources said.
Details about the nature of the explosion and those responsible remain unclear, and the Taliban have not yet issued a statement on the incident.
Mr. Haqqani, an uncle of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, was appointed as acting minister of refugees following the group’s return to power in August 2021.
The incident highlights ongoing security challenges in Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s claims of improved stability.
