Mohammad Fahim Dashty
Mohammad Fahim Dashty (Afghanistan, 1972/1973 - 4 or 5 September 2021) was an Afghan journalist, politician and military official. In 2021, he served as spokesperson of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan during the Panjshir conflict.
Life
Dashty was the nephew of Afghan politician, Abdullah Abdullah,[1] and a close associate of the family of the Northern Alliance leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud. He was with Massoud when the latter was killed by a suicide bombing on 9 September 2001.[2][3]
After the United States invasion of Afghanistan, he founded a newspaper based at Kabul and became known for supporting journalists[2] and advocating freedom of speech in Afghanistan.[1]
In 2021, following the takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban, Dashty joined the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan as a spokesperson.[2][4] He was one of the main sources of information in the Panjshir Valley as the Taliban pressed in, issuing statements on Twitter.[5] On 4[1] or 5 September 2021, Dashty was killed in combat during the Taliban offensive into Panjshir. His death was confirmed by his friend Noor Rahman Akhlaqi on Facebook as well as other sources. The Taliban claimed that he had died as they had advanced into Bazarak, capital of the Panjshir Province.[3][4] According to unspecified sources[6] and defense analyst Babak Taghvaee, Dashty was killed by a Pakistani drone attack during the fighting.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Kabul airport reopens for domestic flights with no radar as Taliban battles resistance fighters in last holdout". Washington Post. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ a b c "Panjshir resistance leader says ready for talks with Taliban". al-Jazeera. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ a b "Fahim Dashti survived the 'Lion of Panjshir' assassination. Now, under Taliban fire, he is killed". The Week. 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Resistance group fighting Taliban offers talks to end conflict in Panjshir". AA. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ Wani, Ashraf (September 6, 2021). "Chief commander of Panjshir resistance forces Saleh Mohammed killed, claim Taliban". India Today. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Taliban wollen Panjshir-Tal erobert haben". ORF (in German). 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "Pakistan Air Force drones bombed Panjshir resistance?". The Week. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
Taghvaee claimed the drone attacks were responsible for killing Fahim Dashti, the spokesperson for the NRF.
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