Afghan minister for refugees, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, killed in explosion at ministry's offices in Kabul

The

Afghan minister for refugees

was killed on Wednesday in an explosion that took place at the ministry's offices in Kabul, according to a report from news agency AFP.
"Unfortunately an explosion happened at the ministry of refugees and minister

Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani

has been martyred along with some of his colleagues," said the official, who requested anonymity.
Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani was a sibling of

Jalaluddin Haqqani

, the founder of the notorious Haqqani network, which orchestrated some of the most brutal attacks during the Taliban's twenty-year insurgency.
He was the paternal uncle of the present interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Since the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan in 2021, concluding their conflict with US and Nato-led foreign forces, the level of violence has decreased.
However,

Islamic State Khorasan

, the regional branch of Islamic State, remains operational in Afghanistan and continues to conduct gun and bomb attacks targeting civilians, foreigners and Taliban officials.