location: Peshawar
notes: Senior Afghan Taliban leader, Maulvi Mir Ahmad Gul Hashmi, was shot dead in Peshawar. According to the Afghan Taliban, Hashmi, the Taliban shadow governor for Afghanistan s eastern Nangarhar province was critically injured during firing in Peshawar, and later succumbed to his injuries, the spokesperson said. The group did not say who was responsible for the shootout but suspect Afghani forces.
target_text: location: Peshawar, fatalities: 1