Muhammad Ali Jalali
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Muhammad Ali Jalali was Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...

 of Paktika Province
Paktika Province
Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.-Political and military situation:...

 from the Taliban's fall in 2001 to 2005, when he quit for an unsuccessful run at a parliamentary seat. In 2006 he was killed by Taliban militants while travelling in Ghazni province
Ghazni Province
Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City...

 http://pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?id=18477. Jalali was replaced by Governor in 2004 after reports that the Taliban were in effective control of large parts of Paktika, and that he was personally collaborating with them http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A58636-2004Mar14?language=printer.
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