The Taliban Ministry of Defense announced the death of “Molawi Mehdi Mojahed”, a Hazara commander defected from the Taliban, in the border areas of Herat near the Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the clashes between the Taliban and militants affiliated with Mawlawi Mehdi Mojahed, the city of Tarkhoj, the capital of Balkhab, was captured by Taliban militants.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Taliban officials have threatened to crack down on Mullah “Mehdi Mojahed”, a Hazara commander who defected from the group.