The Afghanistan United Front (AUF) claimed responsibility on Tuesday, September 29, for an attack on the Taliban governor’s office in Firozkoh, the capital of Ghor province. According to Etilaat Roz, the group said in a statement that one of the governor’s guards was killed and eight others were wounded, while the governor survived. The casualty figures are an AUF claim and have not been independently verified.
Earlier local-source reporting and other Afghan media outlets had reported a powerful explosion at or near the governor’s office in Firozkoh. Initial reports did not establish the cause of the blast or provide confirmed casualty figures, while security was reportedly tightened in the city afterward. Local Taliban authorities have not yet publicly confirmed the AUF casualty claim.
The occurrence of an explosion has therefore been reported by multiple sources, but the precise nature of the attack, responsibility and casualty toll remain under verification.