The Latest: Brother of former Afghan VP shot dead by Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban changeable dormant the member of Amrullah Saleh, the erstwhile vice president of Afghanistan, and his operator successful bluish Panjshir province, Saleh’s nephew said Saturday.

Shuresh Saleh said his uncle Rohullah Azizi was going determination successful a car Thursday erstwhile Taliban fighters stopped him astatine a checkpoint. “As we perceive astatine the infinitesimal Taliban changeable him and his operator astatine the checkpoint.” helium said.

A connection near with a Taliban spokesperson Saturday was not instantly returned.

Shuresh Saleh said it was unclear wherever his uncle, an anti-Taliban fighter, was headed erstwhile the Taliban caught him. He said phones were not moving successful the area.

Amrullah Saleh led forces resisting the Taliban successful Panjshir, which was the past holdout state to beryllium overrun by Afghanistan's caller rulers.

Videos circulating connected societal media purportedly amusement Taliban opening occurrence connected anti-Taliban fighters successful Panjshir whom they person arrested.

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KABUL, Afghanistan — More than 250 overseas nationals person near Afghanistan successful the past 3 days, says Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s peculiar envoy and the designer of an often criticized woody with the Taliban.

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The woody signed past twelvemonth provided for the harmless withdrawal of U.S and NATO troops but accidental his critics was heavy weighted successful favour of the hardline-Islamic movement.

In a bid of tweets Khalilzad praised some the Middle Eastern State of Qatar, whose nationalist hose carried retired the flights and the “Taliban’s practice successful this important effort,” for the caller departure of overseas nationals from Afghanistan.

“We volition proceed to prosecute the authorities of Qatar, the Taliban, and others to guarantee the harmless transition of our citizens, different overseas nationals, and Afghans that privation to leave,” Khalilzad tweeted.

However, hundreds of Afghans, including U.S. citizens and greenish paper holders, stay stranded successful bluish Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif waiting to beryllium evacuated but stopped by Taliban rulers demanding question documents.

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