Taliban governor blown up by ISIS bomber; Big blow to Islamists in Badakshan Province

The acting governor of an Afghan province was killed by a suicide bomber officials said, months after the region's police chief was killed in a similar attack claimed by the Islamic State group. AFP reported that the bomber drove a car filled with explosives into the vehicle carrying Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi -- the deputy governor of northern Badakhshan before stepping up as acting governor last month -- in the provincial capital Faizabad. Watch the video for more.

 
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