General Rasul Pahlawan was an Uzbek military leader in Afghanistan, and the brother of Uzbek leader Abdul Malik Pahlawan.
Rasul Pahlawan رسول پهلوان | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | June 1996 Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | Killed in a ambush |
| Nationality | Afghannistan |
| Citizenship | Afghanistan |
| Years active | 1970-1996 |
| Political party | National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan |
Rasul Pahlawan was born in Faryab Province in northern parts of Afghanistan. In June 1996, he was killed in an ambush in Mazar-i-Sharif.[1]
His brother Abdul Malik, who was a then subordinate of Uzbek warlord Rashid Dostum, blamed Dostum for the murder of Rasul Pahlawan and in order to seek vengeance entered into secret negotiations with the Taliban.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ MR Ahmed Rashid (13 April 2010). Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Yale University Press. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-0-300-16368-1. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Thomas H. "Ismail Khan, Herat, and Iranian Influence". Center for Contemporary Conflict. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
- ^ De Ponfilly, Christophe(2001); Massoud l'Afghan; Gallimard; ISBN 2-07-042468-5; p. 75
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