The Afghan War Is Pitting Family Members Against Each Other

Baz Muhammad was killed by his own son's Taliban unit just hours after speaking to RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan.

RFE: Pro-Government Afghan Commander Killed By His Own Son's Taliban Unit

SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan -- A pro-government commander in Afghanistan has been killed in a battle against a group of Taliban fighters that included his own son.

The battle also involved two Afghan brothers who fought on opposite sides – a pro-government militia fighter who was killed and his brother, a Taliban militant, who was wounded and escaped from the battlefield.

The overnight battle in Afghanistan's northern province of Jowzjan took place just hours after the slain commander, Baz Muhammad, spoke to RFE/RL about the need to end a war which pits "sons against fathers and brothers and against brothers."

The 60-year-old Baz Muhammad was in command of 18 pro-government militia fighters who were manning a checkpoint near the village of Kokaltash in Jowzjan's Faizabad district when it was attacked by more than 100 Taliban fighters on the night of August 26.

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