Rohullah Saleh, Brother of Amrullah Saleh Tortured, Shot Dead by Taliban, Confirms Family

According to reports, Rohullah Saleh was shot dead after being identified by the Taliban.

Panjshir: In a latest development to the fight with the National Resistance Front, the Taliban on Friday executed Rohullah Saleh, brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice president who became one of the leaders of anti-Taliban opposition forces in the Panjshir valley, his nephew confirmed. The news of Rohullah’s death came days after Taliban forces took control of the provincial centre of Panjshir, the last province holding out against them.

“They executed my uncle,” Ebadullah Saleh told Reuters in a text message. “They killed him yesterday and would not let us bury him. They kept saying his body should rot.”

It must be noted that Saleh was former head of the National Directorate of Security, the intelligence service of the Western-backed government that collapsed last month.

However, the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, which groups opposition forces loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud, has pledged to continue opposing the Taliban even after the fall of Panjshir’s provincial capital Bazarak.

Reports also claimed that he was tortured to death by the insurgent group. According to reports, Rohullah Saleh was shot dead after being identified by the Taliban. Even though the Taliban have claimed victory over Panshir Valley on several occasions before, the clashes were still going on between the Taliban and the Northern Resistance Front.

Various media reports suggested that a fierce battle is going on in the Panjshir Valley between the National Resistance Force led by Ahmed Masood and Taliban terrorists. In the fight, it was being told that the Taliban terrorists have also suffered heavy losses.