The Taliban ambushed and killed the director of Afghanistan’s Government media centre on Friday in Kabul, the latest killing of a Government official just days after an assassination attempt on the country’s acting Defence Minister.
The slaying comes amid Taliban advances and battles for more territory as US and NATO forces complete their final pullout from Afghanistan by the end of the month.
The Taliban have been waging fierce battles for months across Afghanistan, laying siege to provincial capitals in the south and west of the country.