Guwahati News Desk: Rohullah Azizi, the brother of Afghanistan’s former Vice President, Amrullah Saleh, was shot dead by the Taliban.
The information about the death of Azizi was given by his nephew, Shuresh Saleh on Saturday.
As informed by his nephew, the incident took place in Khanez village in northern province of Panjshir, when his uncle was travelling somewhere in a car on Thursday, when the Taliban fighters stopped him at a checkpoint.
He added, “As we hear at the moment Taliban shot him and his driver at the checkpoint.”
He also said that it was unclear where his uncle was headed when he was stopped, and that the phones were not working in the area.
Moreover, several videos circulating on social media showed the Taliban open firing on anti-Taliban fighters in Panjshir whom they had arrested. However, the videos could not be verified independently.