Taliban-led Afghanistan’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Haqqani, was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday.
Reports indicate the explosion occurred within the ministry building, claiming Haqqani’s life in the attack.
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Khalil Rahman Haqqani, 58, had been serving as the acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation since September 2021.
The incident underscores ongoing security challenges in Kabul despite the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan since 2021.