Local sources told Afghanistan International that a vehicle ferrying Taliban members ran over and killed General Abdul Rauf Mohtaj, the chief of staff of the 209th Shaheen Corps in the former government's army.

The incident took place on Friday (October 11) on the Russi road in Kabul's 11th district.

The sources added that the general was a resident of Kohistan district of Kapisa province and lived in the Khairkhana area of Kabul city.

According to sources, the Taliban vehicle fled the area after running over the former army official.

Some sources said that the incident was intentional. Taliban officials have not commented on the matter.

In the past three years, the Taliban has killed a number of former military personnel directly and indirectly.

The Taliban had announced a general amnesty, but according to the United Nations and human rights organisations, the Taliban's arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings of former military personnel continue.