Daud Muzamil

Mullah Muhammad Daud Muzamil (Pashto: ملا محمد داود مزمل; 1974-died 9 March 2023) was a Taliban member in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) who served as Governor of Balkh province.^[3][4] Prior to that, he served as Governor of Nangarhar province.^[5][6][7]

Mullah Muhammad Daud Muzamil Pashto: ملا محمد داود مزمل
Governor of Balkh Province
In office 6 October 2022 – 9 March 2023
Prime Minister	Hassan Akhund
Preceded by	Qudratullah Abu Hamza
Succeeded by	Muhammad Yousuf Wafa[1] (Acting)
Governor of Nangarhar Province
In office 21 September 2021 – 6 October 2022
Prime Minister	Hassan Akhund
Preceded by	Neda Mohammad
Succeeded by	Hajji Gul Mohammad
Personal details
Born	c. 1974 Grishk district, Republic of Afghanistan
Died	(2023-03-09)9 March 2023 (aged 50) Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan[2]
Manner of death	Assassination by bombing
Profession	Politician

Death

Muzamil was assassinated on 9 March 2023, during a special meeting with officials from Kabul in which the main issue of discussion was the Qosh Tepa Canal project in the area.^[8][9] According to Mohammad Asif Waziri, a police spokesman, a suicide bomber went inside the meeting and detonated his explosives. Two civilians were also killed during the attack and four others were injured.^[10]

The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) later claimed responsibility for the attack.^[11] The Afghan National Security Forces, which are under IEA control, soon began special operations against ISIS-K members in the area. Those involved in the assassination of Muzamil were arrested in nearby Faryab Province.^[12] Six ISIS-K members were killed in Balkh around 4 April 2023.^[13]