The provincial police chief of Kandahar Gen. Tadin Khan has said that the regional intelligence was involved in assassination of the former police chief of Kandahar Gen. Abdul Raziq.

Gen. Tadin Khan made the remarks during a meeting with the members of the parliamentary delegation from the Upper House of the Parliament, Meshrano Jirga led by the first deputy chairman of the Senate House Mohammad Alam Izadyar.

According to a statement released by Meshra Jirga, Gen. Tadin Khan has said that Gen. Raziq was assassinated because he was patriotic Afghan and had thoughts and views in favor of the nation.

He also added that the government must not take the assassination case of Gen. Raziq lightly and share information regarding all domestic and foreign dimensions of the case with the people, emphasizing that the assassination of Gen. Raziq has raised many questions among the people.

Gen. Tadin Khan also rejected rumors that the foreign forces were involved in the assassination of Gen. Raziq.

In the meantime, the statement by Meshrano Jirga added that the first deputy chairman of the Senate House shared information regarding the delegation’s meeting with the senior security officials regarding the assassination case of Gen. Raziq.