Local officials in Faryab said that a prominent ‘public uprising’ commander along with his bodyguards was killed in a part of the province. They said that commander Dr. Sadat and his five bodyguards were killed in a Taleban ambush in Kohistan district. Karim Yorish, spokesman for Faryab police, said that commander was killed this morning when he was on his way to attend a funeral ceremony in the district. Meanwhile Abdul Manan Qate, a member of Faryab provincial council, said that the clash is still ongoing between Afghan security forces and Taleban insurgents in the district. He asked the local officials for reinforcements to crack down on the insurgents.
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