KABUL: (Middle East Press)The provincial Hajj and Religious Affairs chief for eastern Ghazni province Qazir Fazl Ahmad was executed by insurgents in central Maidan Wardak province.
Local officials in Wardak province confirmed that the dead body of Qazi Ahmad was found from Syedabad district early Saturday morning.
Qazi Fazal Ahmad was seized by insurgents last week while he was on his way from Ghazni province to capital Kabul when he was abducted by insurgents.
Deputy provincial governor for Ghazni, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi said two others including Qazi Ahmad’s driver and employee of Ghazni Hajj and Religious Affairs directorate were also kidnapped.
Local officials are saying that Qazi Ahmad was abducted by Taliban insurgents. However, the group has not commented regarding this so far.
There are no reports regarding the fate of Qazi Ahmad’s abducted driver and his companion.
The anti-government armed militants are frequently targeting the government officials and employees who are travelling on main Kabul-Kandahar highway that links capital Kabul with the eastern and southern provinces.
