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Afghanistan Police Chief
Image: Nasrin Nawa Twitter page video grab

Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents gun down leading Afghan police chief

| @indiablooms | Aug 20, 2021, at 10:43 pm

Kabul: Taliban insurgents allegedly caught and gunned down  an Afghan police chief recently.

A video of the incident has now gone viral on social media.

In the video, the police chief  General Haji Mullah Achakzai could be seen  handcuffed and two men are discussing in the background.

As the captive awaits his fate, a clicking sound appearing to be of a gun being loaded can be heard, reports Metro.

The police chief was believed to have detained by the Taliban after they took over the area near the Turkmenistan border.

BBC journalist  Nasrin Nawa shared the full video of the incident on her Twitter page.

Gen Achakzai, who was in his early 60s, was a staunch enemy of the Taliban and had fought against the group during the country’s decades long conflict, reports Metro.

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