Abdullah Wardak
Abdullah Wardak عبدالله وردک | |
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 Abdullah Wardak speaks to the newest police graduates during a graduation ceremony. ( 21 February 2008 forward operating base Shank, Afghanistan.) | |
| Governor of Logar Province, Afghanistan | |
| In office 19 July 2007[1] – 13 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi[1] |
| Succeeded by | Atiqullah Ludin[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 or 1955[2] Saydabad District, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan[2] |
| Died | 13 September 2008 Paghman, Kabul Province, Afghanistan |
Mohammad Jan Abdullah Wardak[1] (1954 or 1955 – 13 September 2008) was an Afghan politician and former Mujahideen commander. He served as a government Minister and Governor of Logar Province.[1][3]
Early life and biography
Abdullah Wardak, an ethnic
During the
American forces in 2001, helping to overthrow the Taliban regime.[5]
In December 2001, following the
counter-insurgency measures.[1]
In January 2005 Abdullah Wardak visited
key to the city from Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel.[8]
Assassination
On the morning of 13 September 2008 Abdullah Wardak left his residence in
Interior ministry said "The Governor has been martyred".[3]
On 14 September 2008 Abdullah Wardak's funeral was held at the mosque in Pajak village, Paghman District, he was buried in the grounds of his home. The funeral was held amid tight security and attended by government officials and members of the United National Front.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies (pdf)" (PDF). Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b c "Taliban claim killing Wardak". Pajhwok Afghan News. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ a b c "Afghan governor assassinated in bomb blast: officials". kuwait-info.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan's interim cabinet". BBC News. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Afghan provincial governor killed". BBC News. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Afghanistan's new cabinet sworn in". USA Today. AP. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "Assassinated Afghan governor had Evansville connection". Evansville Courier & Press. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Slain Afghan once was honored here". Evansville Courier & Press. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ cnn.com. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Afghan Governor Assassinated by a Roadside Bomb, Taliban Claimed". All Headline News. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Wardak laid to rest". Pajhwok Afghan News. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.