Where is Amrullah Saleh? Is he
alive or fled away from Afghanistan? He is the only leader of the former Afghan
government who has continued to fight against the Taliban. As the Taliban swept
through Afghanistan, facing little resistance from one leader, Amrullah Saleh,
vowed not to yield. Amrullah Saleh was joined with Ahmad Massoud, leader of the
Northern alliance which fought against the Soviet Union in 90’s. Ahmad Massoud
identified the young leader’s intelligence and him as key advisor. Amrullah
Saleh served in the Defense ministry headed by Massoud in 1996. After that he
left for the US to be trained by the CIA. He coordinated with the CIA to
get military equipment for the Northern Alliance. Former President Hamid Karzai
appointed Amrullah Saleh as Intelligence Chief in 2004.
Right from the beginning, Amrullah Saleh blamed Pakistan ISI and Haqqani Network for attacks on Afghanistan. To prove his assessment, the Pakistan army helped the Taliban in fighting against the Northern Alliance in Panjshir valley. He was escaped several assassination attempts by ISI and Taliban. He was appointed as first Vice President of Afghanistan in 2019. Many officials who worked with Saleh, he always praised the Indian democratic model. Reportedly, Saleh intentionally destroyed photos of his wife and children soon after Taliban took control of Afghanistan. He ordered his convoy to shoot him if Amrullah Saleh ever came close to being captured by Taliban. As per the sources, Amrullah Saleh is still alive in Panjshir even after September 07th. Taliban is believed that Saleh has escaped along with Ahmad Massoud who is the son of late Ahmad Shah to Tajikistan.
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