Azizullah Karwan, Commander of 01 Unit of Special Police Force in Paktika province, was assassinated in an attack by unknown armed men in Kabul on Thursday, the Ministry of Interior confirmed.

The incident took place at around 8:30pm Kabul time at in Makrorayan area in the city.

Karwan was a well-known commander who survived many assassination attempts. 

In an interview with Pajhwok News Agency in March, he had said that he had survived 38 assassination attempts in 16 years of his career.

Karwan was the founder of Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Paktika.