Jan Mohammad Khan
Jan Mohammad Khan | |
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Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib | |
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Born | Afghanistan |
Died | 17 July 2011 |
Jan Mohammad Khan (died July 17, 2011) was a
Early years and personal life
Khan was illiterate. During the war against the Soviets he served as a commander in the
Khan was a close friend of Karzai's father, Abdul Ahad Karzai, and was believed to mediate disputes among the Karzai brothers.
In early 2002, Karzai appointed Khan as Oruzgan's governor, a position he held until March 2006. Khan was widely seen as incompetent, corrupt, closely tied to the opium poppy trade, and inclined to favor his own Populzai tribe at the expense of Oruzgan's other tribes. Thus no western governments objected when President Karzai replaced Khan as governor, giving him a nominal job in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. In fact, Khan continued to meddle in Oruzgan's political affairs, often acting through his nephew, Matioolah Khan, a powerful and feared militia leader in the province.
Khan had four wives, from whom he had a total of 18 daughters and 16 sons, the oldest of whom was born around 1981.[3] A fifth wife died under mysterious circumstances amid rumors that Khan had her killed.
Governorship and dismissal
Khan was appointed governor of Orugzan province in 2002. He was replaced by
Assassination
On July 17, 2011, gunmen stormed Khan's home in
The
References
- ^ a b "Doing the bidding of organised crime". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 22, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ Coalition Forces Land Component Command (March 21, 2005). "CFLCC Today". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Lives of Jan Mohammad Khan and Hasham Watanwal". Pajhwok Afghan News. July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ "Opvolgers in Uruzgan laten 'Dutch approach' varen". de Volkskrant. December 30, 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ a b c Ariosto, David (July 17, 2011). "Gunmen kill Karzai adviser, lawmaker". CNN.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan: Senior aide to President Karzai killed". BBC News. 17 July 2011.
- ^ Wall Street Journal.
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- One News. July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ "MPs blame ISI for the attack". Pajhwok Afghan News. July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Afghan, Pakistan presidents meet amid new tensions
- ^ Khan's killers received calls from Pakistan: minister
External links
- Media related to Jan Mohammad Khan at Wikimedia Commons