A senior member of the Taliban leadership council Mullah Mohammad Hassan Rahmani has passed away, the Afghan Khaama news agency reported Tuesday, quoting a Taliban statement.

According to the statement, Rahmani died of cancer last night.

Images published on social media show an elderly aged man, identified as Rahmani, lying on a bed in a hospital. However, the location of the hospital is not mentioned.

Mullah Mohammad Hassan Rahmani was a close aide of Mullah Mohammad Omar who served as the governor of southern Kandahar province and head of the southern zone during Taliban regime.

Source: MENA