NRF spokesman Fahim Dashty killed in Panjshir

Sources have confirmed to Al Jazeera that NRF spokesman Mohammad Fahim Dashty, has been killed in the fighting in his native Panjshir province.

Dashty had a long relationship with the family of Ahmad Shah Massoud. He was with the elder Massoud during the September 9, 2001 suicide bombing that led to Massoud’s death.

In recent months, he became the spokesman for Ahmad Shah’s son, Ahmad, who was leading the resistance against the Taliban rule in Panjshir.

Dashty, who had founded a newspaper in Kabul after the US-led invasion of 2001, was also known for his work for journalists in Afghanistan.

Source: Al Jazeera