The governor of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Balkh province was killed in a blast at his office on Thursday (March 9) morning. Governor Mohammad Dawood Muzammil and one other person were killed in a suicide attack. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

“Two people, including Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, have been killed in an explosion this morning on the second floor of his office, in the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif,” police spokesman Asif Waziri told&nbsp;AFP.

“It was a suicide attack. We don’t have information as to how the suicide bomber reached the office of the governor,” he said, adding that two people were also wounded.

The incident occurred at around 9:30 am when the governor arrived at his office from home.

“When the governor was coming to his office, the man blew himself up in the office. The governor and a local man were martyred. A mujahid along with another civilian was injured,” said officials as per Dawn.&nbsp;No group claimed responsibility for the attack. 
 
Taliban government spokesperson&nbsp;Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted that Muzammil was&nbsp;martyred in an explosion by the ‘enemies of Islam’ and investigation is under way.&nbsp;

Mohammad Dawood Muzammil is one of the highest-ranking Taliban officials to be killed in such a circumstance since the group took over Afghanistan in 2021. Muzammil was initially appointed as the governor of the eastern province of Nangarhar where he led the fight against the Islamic State before he was moved to Balkh last year.&nbsp;

Muzammil's death comes a day after he met two deputy prime ministers and other senior officials visiting Balkh&nbsp;to review a major irrigation project in northern Afghanistan, a government statement said, AFP reported.&nbsp; 
 
The fatal attack on the Balkh governor also comes a day after provincial Taliban authorities claimed they had killed eight ‘rebels and kidnappers’ in Mazar-e Sharif, the Balkh provincial capital&nbsp;but&nbsp;had not specified&nbsp;the name of the ‘rebel’ group to which the individuals were allegedly affiliated to.

Violence across Afghanistan has dramatically dropped since the Taliban came to power. However, the security situation in the war-torn country has again deteriorated with the Islamic State claiming several deadly attacks.

Several attacks have rocked the Balkh province, some claimed by the Islamic State. In December last year, a roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in&nbsp;Mazar-i-Sharif city of the province. Also in December, 19 people were killed and 24 injured&nbsp;by a blast at a madrassa in Aybak, southeast of the city.&nbsp; 
 
(With inputs from agencies) 
 
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The governor of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Balkh province was killed in a blast at his office on Thursday (March 9) morning. Governor Mohammad Dawood Muzammil and one other person were killed in a suicide attack.

The governor of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Balkh province was killed in a blast at his office on Thursday (March 9) morning. Governor Mohammad Dawood Muzammil and one other person were killed in a suicide attack. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. “Two people, including Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, have been killed in an explosion this morning on the second floor of his office, in the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif,” police spokesman Asif Waziri told AFP. “It was a suicide attack. We don’t have information as to how the suicide bomber reached the office of the governor,” he said, adding that two people were also wounded. The incident occurred at around 9:30 am when the governor arrived at his office from home. “When the governor was coming to his office, the man blew himself up in the office. The governor and a local man were martyred. A mujahid along with another civilian was injured,” said officials as per Dawn. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted that Muzammil was martyred in an explosion by the ‘enemies of Islam’ and investigation is under way. Mohammad Dawood Muzammil is one of the highest-ranking Taliban officials to be killed in such a circumstance since the group took over Afghanistan in 2021. Muzammil was initially appointed as the governor of the eastern province of Nangarhar where he led the fight against the Islamic State before he was moved to Balkh last year. Muzammil's death comes a day after he met two deputy prime ministers and other senior officials visiting Balkh to review a major irrigation project in northern Afghanistan, a government statement said, AFP reported. The fatal attack on the Balkh governor also comes a day after provincial Taliban authorities claimed they had killed eight ‘rebels and kidnappers’ in Mazar-e Sharif, the Balkh provincial capital but had not specified the name of the ‘rebel’ group to which the individuals were allegedly affiliated to. Violence across Afghanistan has dramatically dropped since the Taliban came to power. However, the security situation in the war-torn country has again deteriorated with the Islamic State claiming several deadly attacks. Several attacks have rocked the Balkh province, some claimed by the Islamic State. In December last year, a roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in Mazar-i-Sharif city of the province. Also in December, 19 people were killed and 24 injured by a blast at a madrassa in Aybak, southeast of the city. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Afghanistan: Taliban governor of Balkh province killed in suicide attack; IS claims responsibility

As per a report by an Afghanistan daily, the country’s rulers, the Taliban, have now fired fifty qualified professors at Balkh University in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, and would be hiring people they deem fit.

Reportedly, these professors are to be replaced by members of the Taliban and clerics.

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Hasht-e-Subh Daily, reports that one of the fired professors told them about the dismissal and mentioned a list of fifty staff.

Furthermore, according to the professor, they were fired due to their ethnicity. Among those dismissed are 27 Tajiks, 12 Hazaras, five Pashtuns, two Arabs, two Sadats, one Uzbek and one Bayat.

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Three of the fired academics had doctorates, 36 master's degrees, and ten bachelor's degrees, according to sources. They were reportedly segregated by Abdullah Safi, the Taliban representative at Balkh University.

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Abdullah Safi, the Taliban representative at Balkh University, is said to have separated them. As per an ANI report, Safi has already sacked eight staff from Balkh University's administrative and financial department and has appointed seven of his candidates thus far.

Sources say that Abdullah Safi has already fired eight employees of the administrative and financial department of Balkh University and has so far appointed seven of his targets.

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The Taliban is retaliating against the Afghan intelligentsia, who have repeatedly attacked the Islamic Emirate administration.

According to the Afghan local media, the Taliban has also issued a decree to remove Persian from the Supreme Court bill and has removed the language from a number of other boards, including Balkh University.

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As per a report by an Afghanistan daily, the country’s rulers, the Taliban, have now fired fifty qualified professors at Balkh University in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, and would be hiring people they deem fit.

As per a report by an Afghanistan daily, the country’s rulers, the Taliban, have now fired fifty qualified professors at Balkh University in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, and would be hiring people they deem fit. Reportedly, these professors are to be replaced by members of the Taliban and clerics. Also read | Afghanistan: Blasts inside vans take 9 lives, IS claims responsibility Hasht-e-Subh Daily, reports that one of the fired professors told them about the dismissal and mentioned a list of fifty staff. Furthermore, according to the professor, they were fired due to their ethnicity. Among those dismissed are 27 Tajiks, 12 Hazaras, five Pashtuns, two Arabs, two Sadats, one Uzbek and one Bayat. Taliban have expelled 50 professors of Balkh University's various disciplines & want to appoint religious people with Madrasa degrees to teach students. pic.twitter.com/V7ErnmPyTH — Hizbullah Khan (@HizbkKhan) April 28, 2022 × Three of the fired academics had doctorates, 36 master's degrees, and ten bachelor's degrees, according to sources. They were reportedly segregated by Abdullah Safi, the Taliban representative at Balkh University. Watch | Explosions rock Afghanistan: Two bomb blasts aboard minibuses kill 9 Abdullah Safi, the Taliban representative at Balkh University, is said to have separated them. As per an ANI report, Safi has already sacked eight staff from Balkh University's administrative and financial department and has appointed seven of his candidates thus far. Sources say that Abdullah Safi has already fired eight employees of the administrative and financial department of Balkh University and has so far appointed seven of his targets. Also read | Afghan mosque attack 'mastermind' arrested by Taliban, says police The Taliban is retaliating against the Afghan intelligentsia, who have repeatedly attacked the Islamic Emirate administration. According to the Afghan local media, the Taliban has also issued a decree to remove Persian from the Supreme Court bill and has removed the language from a number of other boards, including Balkh University. (With inputs from agencies)

Taliban fire 50 qualified university professors, to replace them with clerics & own members

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has visited the Balkh province in the north to access the ongoing situation. Ghani said that the security situation across the country will improve significantly in the next three months.

Afghanistan President Ghani visits Balkh province to access situation

At least seven Afghan army soldiers and three other security personnel of the country's national intelligence agency were <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/afghanistan-3-killed-7-injured-in-explosion-269826">killed</a> on Tuesday after the Taliban insurgents attacked a joint military camp in the northern Balkh province, the defence ministry said. 
 
"At least 7 ANA soldiers were killed &amp; 6 others including 3 NDS employees were wounded in a Taliban attack on a joint ANA/NDS checkpoint early this morning in Dawolat Abad district in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/afghanistan-10-civilians-killed-12-injured-in-two-blast-incidents-268782">Balkh province</a>," Tolo News reported after quoting the ministry. 
 
Further details in the matter are awaited.

At least seven Afghan army soldiers and three other security personnel of the country's national intelligence agency were killed on Tuesday after the Taliban insurgents attacked a joint military camp in the northern Balkh province, the defence ministry said.

At least seven Afghan army soldiers and three other security personnel of the country's national intelligence agency were killed on Tuesday after the Taliban insurgents attacked a joint military camp in the northern Balkh province, the defence ministry said. "At least 7 ANA soldiers were killed & 6 others including 3 NDS employees were wounded in a Taliban attack on a joint ANA/NDS checkpoint early this morning in Dawolat Abad district in Balkh province," Tolo News reported after quoting the ministry. Further details in the matter are awaited.

10 Afghan security force personnel killed in military camp attack

At least 11 policemen were killed and over a dozen captured Tuesday when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in northern <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/join-us-in-peace-or-we-will-continue-to-fight-afghanistan-government-to-taliban-at-un-252920">Afghanistan</a>, officials said.

A column of more than 400 Taliban fighters on motorbikes attacked Shortepa district police headquarters in Balkh province in the early hours, triggering a lengthy gunfight, provincial spokesman Munir Farhad said.&nbsp;

"Eleven policemen were killed in the attack. The Taliban also suffered heavy losses," he said.&nbsp;

Karim Khan, the Shortepa district chief, said the Taliban had captured 13 other policemen and set the headquarters' buildings on fire before leaving the area.

In a statement, the Taliban claimed responsibility, saying their fighters had overrun the district.&nbsp;

The attack comes days after millions of Afghans went to the polls to vote for their next president, despite hundreds of Taliban bombings and small-scale attacks at polling stations.

But officials have praised the Afghan security forces for preventing the Taliban from conducting any large-scale attacks.

At least 11 policemen were killed and over a dozen captured Tuesday when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in northern Afghanistan, officials said. A column of more than 400 Taliban fighters on motorbikes attacked Shortepa district police headquarters in Balkh province in the early hours, triggering a lengthy gunfight, provincial spokesman Munir Farhad said.

At least 11 policemen were killed and over a dozen captured Tuesday when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in northern Afghanistan, officials said. A column of more than 400 Taliban fighters on motorbikes attacked Shortepa district police headquarters in Balkh province in the early hours, triggering a lengthy gunfight, provincial spokesman Munir Farhad said. "Eleven policemen were killed in the attack. The Taliban also suffered heavy losses," he said. Karim Khan, the Shortepa district chief, said the Taliban had captured 13 other policemen and set the headquarters' buildings on fire before leaving the area. In a statement, the Taliban claimed responsibility, saying their fighters had overrun the district. The attack comes days after millions of Afghans went to the polls to vote for their next president, despite hundreds of Taliban bombings and small-scale attacks at polling stations. But officials have praised the Afghan security forces for preventing the Taliban from conducting any large-scale attacks.

At least 11 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack

At least 11 people have been injured in an&nbsp;explosion in&nbsp;Afghanistan&#39;s&nbsp;Mazar-e-Sharif city&nbsp;of&nbsp;Balkh province.

The Tolo News quoted the local officials as saying that the blast occurred Saturday evening when a magnetic mine was placed in a Police Ranger and detonated.

Two military personnel were among the injured.

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The injured were rushed to the hospital for medical assistance.

No group has commented on the incident so far.

The blast occurred on Saturday evening when a magnetic mine was detonated

At least 11 people have been injured in an explosion in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city of Balkh province. The Tolo News quoted the local officials as saying that the blast occurred Saturday evening when a magnetic mine was placed in a Police Ranger and detonated. Two military personnel were among the injured. Also read: Blast at funeral kills 18, 13 injured in Afghanistan The injured were rushed to the hospital for medical assistance. No group has commented on the incident so far.

Eleven injured in mine explosion in Afghanistan

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