Acting head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission's (AIHRC) office in Ghor was abducted and killed by militants in the province, local officials said on Thursday.
Deputy governor of Ghor, Habibullah Radmanish, said Amiri was abducted by the Taliban in Kabul-Ghor highway in areas related to Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak Province, a restive region in central Afghanistan.
He said that the victim’s body was found along the Kabul-Ghor highway on Thursday.
Taliban has not confirmed their involvement in the incident.