Death of "Rostam Ejbari", a Baloch political opponent of the Islamic Republic, one day after being assassinated in Afghanistan

According to Hale Vash, today, Thursday, October 17, 1404, one of the Baloch opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who was shot by unknown gunmen in the Afghan city of Herat the previous day and was seriously injured, died about thirty hours later due to the severity of his injuries.

The identity of this individual has been confirmed as "Rostam Ijbari", known as Haji "Rostam Baloch", the son of Haji Ahmad Ahraz. He was a Sunni Baloch from the former Khorasan region of Iran who had been living in Afghanistan in recent years and was known among Baloch activists for his critical stances and open opposition to the policies of the Islamic Republic.

Previously, sources had said that the shooting of this Baloch citizen occurred in one of the central areas of Herat, and the person in question was taken to the hospital with two bullets to the head, and during this time he was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Herat Hospital.

Sources, citing people close to his family, said: Haji Rostam had previously received assassination threats several times from Islamic Republic agents, and now, according to doctors, his physical condition is reported to be critical, and the attackers fled the scene after shooting.

As of the time of writing, there is no information about the identity and motive of the attackers, but those close to him have linked this action to the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It is worth noting that some media outlets affiliated with the Islamic Republic had implicitly reported his assassination by proxy forces affiliated with the Iranian government itself and had introduced Haji Rostam as one of the commanders of the "Army of Justice", a matter that was denied by his relatives.

In recent years, several kidnappings and assassination attempts against journalists, civil society activists, and political opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been reported in countries in the region, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey. Human rights organizations have repeatedly warned of cross-border assassinations of critics and political opponents.