ˈæftɚ fˈɔːlɪŋ ˈaʊt wɪð tˈælɪbən lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ɹˈɔːf swˈoːɹ ɐlˈiːdʒəns tʊ ˈaɪsɪs ænd wʌz nˈeɪmd dˈɛpjuːɾi kəmˈændɚɹ ʌv ɪts æfɡˈænɪstˌænpˌækɪstˈæn bˈeɪst wˈɪleɪə kˈoːɹæsən bɹˈæntʃ ˈaɪsɪskˈeɪ, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ kˈɪld baɪ ɐ jˌuːˈɛs dɹˈoʊn stɹˈaɪk ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn.
After falling out with Taliban leadership in 2014, Rauf swore allegiance to ISIS and was named deputy commander of its Afghanistan-Pakistan based Wilayah Khorasan branch (ISIS-K), before being killed by a US drone strike in February 2015.