Ismail gets the title of 'Lion of herat' after fighting taliban

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Ismail Khan is called the 'Lion of Herat'. He was the former governor of Herat. He had been fighting the Taliban for the past several days, but was captured by the Taliban. He is said to have been placed under house arrest by the Taliban. He had been fighting the Taliban since its inception. Even in 2001, when the Taliban government was supposed to be ousted, the United States had to seek their help. Ismail Khan is also considered a good friend of India. Ismail Khan was born in Shindand district of Herat province in 1946. In 1979, he became captain of the Afghan National Army. At that time, when Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan, he fought heroically. That is why he got the name 'Herat Singh'.