{
  "id": 2752047,
  "title": "Former aide to Taliban commander Mullah Nazir group killed in Lower South Waziristan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/former-aide-to-taliban-commander-mullah-nazir-group-killed-in-lower",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:36:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024750/former-aide-to-taliban-commander-mullah-nazir-group-killed-in-lower-south-waziristan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Lower South Waziristan's Wana tehsil, a former aide to the late Taliban commander Mullah Nazir was killed and another individual injured by unidentified gunmen on Saturday evening. Muhammad Khalid, who served under Mullah Nazir's group, and another person were en route from Rustam Bazaar Wana to their residence in Doag when they were targeted near a cemetery. Khalid suffered severe bullet wounds and passed away while being transported to Dera Ismail Khan for further medical care. The second victim was hospitalized for treatment. Police have not yet disclosed the motive behind the attack or identified the perpetrators. An investigation is currently underway to identify and apprehend those responsible. Mullah Nazir, an influential Taliban commander from the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe, played a significant role in the region, negotiating a peace agreement with the government in 2007. His group also targeted Uzbek and foreign terrorists in the region. Relations between Nazir's group and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remained tense. The commander survived a suicide attack in November 2012 and was killed in a US drone strike in January 2013. The recent attack has reignited concerns over security in the area, with residents urging authorities to take decisive action to improve the situation.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR: A former aide to the late Taliban commander Mullah Nazir’s group was killed and another person injured by unidentified gunmen in the Doag area of Wana tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower South Waziristan, police and rescue officials said on Sunday. According to Wana Circle’s District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah, Muhammad Khalid — a former aide to Mullah Nazir’s group…",
  "key_points": [
    "Former aide to Mullah Nazir killed in Wana tehsil",
    "Muhammad Khalid targeted with bullet wounds, died en route",
    "Investigation underway to identify attackers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Former aide to Taliban commander Mullah Nazir group killed in Lower South Waziristan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/former-aide-to-taliban-commander-mullah-nazir-group-killed-in-lower-2755871",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:36:35.000Z"
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}