Afghan Biographies

Ayubi, Salahuddin Qari


Name Ayubi, Salahuddin Qari
Ethnic backgr. Uzbek
Date of birth
Function/Grade Ex Commander
History and Biodata

2. Previous Function:
Taliban Uzbek Military Commander and Shadow Governor in Faryab Province
Mansouri's corps Commander
Deputy Minister of Rural Development (20220304) a position that Ayubi refused to accept

3. Biodata:
Qari Salahuddin Ayubi a Uzbek commander has decided to cut ties with the Taliban but will not create an anti-Taliban front. The confirmation was given by four of his close aides. Ayubi had been appointed head of Mansouri's corps after the recapture of Kabul, but refused a position in the new government.(20221014)

He had already lost his military rank when the Taliban appointed him as the Deputy Minister of Rural Development, a position that Ayubi refused to accept. Ayubi has quit as a result of the “monopoly of power and exclusion of ethnic groups” in response to escalating tensions among Taliban leaders. Ayubi has quit as a result of the “monopoly of power and exclusion of ethnic groups” in response to escalating tensions among Taliban leaders.(20221014)


Background:
ISI abducted Salahuddin, Taliban’s former Shadow Governor for Faryab, from his house in Quetta of Pakistan. He allegedly escaped from the NDS prison in 2019 and joined back Taliban. Following US-Taliban agreement, he had problems with Taliban leadership and stopped Uzbek Taliban from big attacks.

The personal security detail of Qari Salahuddin Ayoubi
his company of 150 men - one of the new regime's most powerful Uzbek commanders - was installed by Ayoubi in the mansion of Abdul Rashid Dostum in Kabul on Aug 15, the day Kabul fell.(20210912)

 

Last Modified 2022-10-15
Established 2022-10-15