Arif Khan or Mohammad Arif Khan was a Mujahideen warlord in Afghanistan and Pashtun leader from the village of Zakhel. He was a military commander and the Taliban governor of Kunduz province.[1] An account indicated that he might have served under or was associated with the militant commander Eshan-Sayad Mirza.[2]
Arif Khan | |
|---|---|
| Died | April 4, 2000 Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Allegiance | Islamic State of Afghanistan (defected) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan † |
Khan was reportedly killed on April 4, 2000.[3] His death came with the killing of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commanders Ghulam Rasool Khan, Ghulam Rasool Dar, and Saif-ur-Rehman Bajwa.[4]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ Clements, Frank; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2003). Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 322. ISBN 978-1-85109-402-8.
- ^ Bowersox, Gary W. (2004). The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan. Honolulu, HI: GeoVision, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 0-9747323-1-1.
- ^ "Afghan governor shot dead". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Behera, Navnita Chadha (2007). Demystifying Kashmir. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. p. 167. ISBN 0-8157-0860-2.
 | This biographical article related to the military is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Afghanistan biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |