John Christopher Turner
Encyclopedia
John Christopher "Chris" Turner (b. ) is an American
citizen who is notable for his activities in Afghanistan
.
During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Turner is reported to have served with the anti-Soviet mujahideen
.
Turner is reported to have uploaded a youtube
video where he describes meeting Osama bin Laden
, in 1984, when both men were foreign volunteers, helping to fight Afghanistan's Soviet occupiers.
Turner speaks Pashtun
and wears a turban and a beard.
On October 28 2009, while Turner was working for an Afghan trucking firm, he was staying at the Bakhtar guest house, when it was attacked by a suicide attack from a band of Taliban.
Turner described hearing the initial gunfire from the 6am attack, grabbing his AK-47
, and waking as many of the other guests as he could, guiding them to the guest house's laundry room, and helping them escape. He said that he and a Nepal
ese man had held off the attackers while the guests he had rallied escaped. Five guest, three attackers, and a two of the guest houses guards died during the attack.
United States
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citizen who is notable for his activities in Afghanistan
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...
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During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Turner is reported to have served with the anti-Soviet mujahideen
Mujahideen
Mujahideen are Muslims who struggle in the path of God. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad .Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin, mujahedeen, mudžahedin, mudžahidin, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn and more.-Origin of the concept:The beginnings of Jihad are traced...
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Turner is reported to have uploaded a youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video where he describes meeting Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
, in 1984, when both men were foreign volunteers, helping to fight Afghanistan's Soviet occupiers.
Turner speaks Pashtun
Pashto language
Pashto , known as Afghani in Persian and Pathani in Punjabi , is the native language of the indigenous Pashtun people or Afghan people who are found primarily between an area south of the Amu Darya in Afghanistan and...
and wears a turban and a beard.
On October 28 2009, while Turner was working for an Afghan trucking firm, he was staying at the Bakhtar guest house, when it was attacked by a suicide attack from a band of Taliban.
Turner described hearing the initial gunfire from the 6am attack, grabbing his AK-47
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
, and waking as many of the other guests as he could, guiding them to the guest house's laundry room, and helping them escape. He said that he and a Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese man had held off the attackers while the guests he had rallied escaped. Five guest, three attackers, and a two of the guest houses guards died during the attack.