Taliban Opponent Assassinated

The target of the attack was commander Dawlat Khan, who was martyred along with three of his bodyguards, and three civilians in this attack.Khan led a group of militiamen who were taking on the Taliban in several villages and planned to join the ranks of the Afghan Local Police (ALP), Insafi added.
The ALP is a village-level force formed in 2010 to provide security in areas where the better-trained national police and army are scarce. LINK