Amanullah Zadran
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Amanullah Khan Zadran is a citizen of Afghanistan
who has held several prominent positions of power.
Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and who Afghan President Hamid Karzai
appointed to his cabinet as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs in December 2001.
Amanullah's older brother, Pacha Khan Zadran
, whose forces had always resisted the Taliban, had been briefly appointed the Governor of Paktia in December 2001, had fought with other tribal militia leaders, had been replaced by a newly appointed governor, and had refused to willingly surrender power.
American forces eventually took a role in this local civil war, and characterized Pacha Khan Zadran a renegade, and he went underground.
The BBC
reported that both Amanullah and Pacha Khan were handed over to the Afghan authorities by Pakistan
i authorities in February 2004.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
who has held several prominent positions of power.
Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and who Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
appointed to his cabinet as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs in December 2001.
Amanullah's older brother, Pacha Khan Zadran
Pacha Khan Zadran
Pacha Khan Zadran is a powerful militia leader and a politician in the southeast of Afghanistan. He was an ex Soviet-fighter militia leader who played a role in driving the Taliban from Paktia Province in the 2001 invasion, with American backing, and he subsequently assumed the governorship of...
, whose forces had always resisted the Taliban, had been briefly appointed the Governor of Paktia in December 2001, had fought with other tribal militia leaders, had been replaced by a newly appointed governor, and had refused to willingly surrender power.
American forces eventually took a role in this local civil war, and characterized Pacha Khan Zadran a renegade, and he went underground.
The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
reported that both Amanullah and Pacha Khan were handed over to the Afghan authorities by Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i authorities in February 2004.