The Kabul Tribune (KT) — A man was found dead after being strangled in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, and an investigation is underway to identify those responsible, Taliban authorities said Saturday.
The Taliban’s provincial police command said the victim, identified as Nasrullah Rasouli, was a resident of Samangan province. The killing occurred late Friday night in the jurisdiction of the Second Police District of Aybak, the provincial capital, according to a police statement.
Taliban security forces, with the assistance of local residents, recovered Rasouli’s body and transferred it to the provincial hospital in Samangan for further examination, the statement said.
Authorities said the motive for the killing remains unclear and that efforts are continuing to identify and arrest the perpetrator or perpetrators.
