KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A former member of Afghanistan’s public uprising forces was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the central province of Ghor on Tuesday, local sources said, as targeted killings of ex-security personnel continue across the country.
The victim was identified as Shehbaz Khan, who was killed in the Khar-e-Sang area of Dawlina district on Tuesday morning, the sources said.
Khan had served with the public uprising forces under the previous government and worked as a teacher at a girls’ school in the district after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, according to the sources.
A source said two men arrived at the school on a motorcycle at about 9 a.m. and introduced themselves as members of the Taliban intelligence agency. After inspecting the school, the men allegedly shot Khan near the school as they were leaving and then fled the area.
The motive for the killing remains unknown. Local Taliban authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
The sources said Khan was the brother of Hashim Faizi, a former member of the Ghor Provincial Council.
The incident is the latest in a series of reported targeted attacks on former members of Afghan security forces in recent weeks and months. Rights groups, activists, and citizens have criticized the Taliban for failing to protect such individuals and for limited transparency in investigations, despite official claims of restored nationwide security.
The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has previously documented cases involving former security personnel, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture or ill-treatment, and killings. In a report covering April to June 2026, UNAMA documented 29 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention, five cases of torture or ill-treatment, and eight killings involving former security personnel.
