Daud Muzamil
Mullah Muhammad Daud Muzamil (; died 9 March 2023) was a politician in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) who served as Governor of Balkh province. Prior to that, he served as Governor of Nangarhar province. He was a member of the Taliban. Death
Muzamil was assassinated on 9 March 2023, during a special meeting with officials from Kabul in which the main issue of discussion was the Qosh Tepa Canal project in the area. According to Mohammad Asif Waziri, a police spokesman, a suicide bomber went inside the meeting and detonated his explosives. Two civilians were also killed during the attack and four others injured. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) later claimed responsibility for the attack. The Afghan National Security Forces, which are under IEA control, soon began special operations against ISIS-K members in the area. Those involved in the assassination of Muzamil were arrested in nearby Faryab Province. Six ISIS-K members were killed in Balkh around 4 April 2023. References

20th-century births
2023 deaths
Taliban governors
Governors of Nangarhar Province
Governors of Balkh Province
Assassinated Afghan politicians
Deaths by suicide bomber
People killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
2020s assassinated politicians