US EditionFormer Pro-Government Militia Commander Killed in Jawzjan – KabulNow
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Former Pro-Government Militia Commander Killed in Jawzjan – KabulNow
A former local militia commander in northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province has been shot dead, sources told local media. The sources said the commander, identified as Mohammad Yousuf, known as "Qomandan", was a former member of pro-government popular forces and had close ties to Uzbek strongman Abdul Rashid Dostum. He was killed at around 10:00pm on Wednesday night (January 7) in the center of Khwaja Dokoh district, shortly after leaving a wedd…
Sources in Jawzjan confirmed that a former commander of the popular forces close to Abdul Rashid Dostum, who had recently returned from Iran, was shot dead in an attack by gunmen. Sources said the local commander was named “Mohammad Yousuf Qommandan” and was targeted at around 10:00 last night (Wednesday, January 7) in the center of the Khwaja Dokuh district, after leaving a wedding ceremony. The motive for the killing is unclear, but some sourc…
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