KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A man and his wife allegedly killed another man in the provincial capital of southern Kandahar province, local sources said.
A source who spoke to KabulNow on condition of anonymity said the incident took place on Thursday night, September 10, in the Khair-o Kalacha area, within the jurisdiction of the Taliban-controlled Seventh Security District of Kandahar city.
According to the source, a man identified as Fath Khan and his wife allegedly killed another man, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, under unclear circumstances.
The source said Fath Khan, who is originally from Uruzgan province, fled the area following the incident, while Taliban authorities arrested his wife.
Abdul Ghafoor was originally from the Spirwan area of Panjwayi district and had been living in the Loya Wiala area, within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Security District of Kandahar city, according to the source.
Local Taliban authorities have confirmed the incident but have not disclosed a possible motive for the killing. They have also rejected reports that the incident was related to theft. The circumstances surrounding the killing, the alleged involvement of the suspect’s wife and the exact location where the killing took place remain unclear.
A series of killings reported across Afghanistan on September 10 and 11 has highlighted the continued occurrence of unexplained and violent deaths in different parts of the country. On September 10, a 42-year-old man was found dead in a garden in Panjwai district of Kandahar, while a man accompanying a female doctor as her mahram was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Khas Uruzgan district.
The same day, a seven-year-old child who had gone missing in Khost was found dead in a water reservoir, with sources saying he had been killed before his body was dumped there. On September 11, Sajid Khan, a young student who had recently returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan with his family, was shot dead by unidentified armed men in Rodat district of Nangarhar.
The four incidents, reported within a 24-hour period across Kandahar, Uruzgan, Khost and Nangarhar provinces, reflect the repeated reports of killings under unclear circumstances in different parts of Afghanistan.
While Taliban authorities have repeatedly said that they have restored security and reduced large-scale fighting since returning to power in August 2021, criminal violence, personal disputes and killings continue to be reported from different provinces.
A March 2026 report by the Afghan rights group Rawadari documented at least 611 cases of targeted, mysterious or extrajudicial killings and injuries across the country in 2025. That figure represented an increase of more than 40 percent from the previous year. Victims included former government employees, individuals accused of links to opposition groups, protesters, tribal elders and other community figures.
In many such cases, the circumstances and motives behind killings remain unclear in the initial reports, particularly when authorities provide limited information about ongoing investigations. Disputes involving personal relationships, family conflicts, property and financial disagreements have previously been reported as possible factors in individual killings, although the motive in these cases have not been established.
Rights groups have also raised concerns over the transparency of Afghanistan’s justice system under Taliban rule, including limited public information about investigations, arrests and judicial proceedings. The lack of independent access to justice and reliable public information can make it difficult to establish the circumstances surrounding violent crimes and whether suspects receive fair and transparent legal proceedings.
