Chilling footage has emerged of a comedian in Afghanistan defiantly mocking the Taliban as he is bundled into a car by the group's hardline fighters before being murdered. The video recorded towards the end of July shows Afghan funnyman Nazar Mohammad, who went by the stage name Khasha Zwan, being held prisoner in the city of Kandahar by two heavily armed Taliban militants after his capture.

       Human rights groups later reported Nazar was executed a short time after the video was shot.

       Nazar was well known in the country for mocking the Taliban in a series of jokes and dances uploaded onto Tik Tok.

       He can be seen sitting in the back of a car with two Taliban fighters on either side, continuing to ridicule the extremist militia despite the danger he is in.

       Nazar's defiant jibes lead the Taliban fighter at his side to slap the man repeatedly across the face.

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