Kamal Khan Zadran
Kamal Khan Zadran was appointed Governor of
Kamal Khan Zadran lead Afghan forces in an international attempt to root out elements of the
"There are 7,000 al-Qa'eda and their Afghan allies in the mountains around here. They all came here after the fall of Tora Bora and Operation Anaconda. Now they are fighting a guerrilla war and it is very difficult to defeat them."[3]
The Telegraph reported that the Americans paid $200 per soldier per month to Kamal Khan Zadran and three rivals, and that this had led to a local civil war.[3] The Telegraph named Zakim Khan as one of his rivals, and said he and the other two rivals were former Taliban commanders. Kamal Khan Zadran's brother Amanullah Zadran was also a recent defector from the Taliban.
References
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Ian Fisher (2002-08-06). "Warlord Pushes for Control Of a Corner of Afghanistan". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
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Scott Baldauf (2002-07-29). "Firefight shows strong Al Qaeda persistence". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ a b c d Julius Strauss (2002-03-30). "Cash from US fuels the feuds of warlords". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
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Jim Garamone (2002-03-03). "Coalition, Afghan Forces Attack Al Qaeda-Taliban Enclave". American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ Scott Johnson (2002-03-05). "Caught in the Crossfire: As the U.S. continues its attack on Taliban and Qaeda forces, a NEWSWEEK reporter finds himself with an unwelcome front-row view". NBC News. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
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