Brother of former Afghan Vice-President shot dead by Taliban
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Shuresh Saleh said it was unclear where his uncle, an anti-Taliban fighter, was headed when the Taliban caught him.
The Taliban shot dead the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Vice-President of Afghanistan, and his driver in northern Panjshir Province, Saleh’s nephew said on Saturday. Shuresh Saleh said his uncle Rohullah Azizi was going somewhere in a car on Thursday, when Taliban fighters stopped him at a checkpoint. “As we hear at the moment Taliban shot him and his driver at the checkpoint.” he said. A message left with a Taliban spokesman on Saturday, was not immediately returned.More Related News