Burhānuddīn Rabbānī was an Afghan politician and teacher who served as President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996,and again from November to December 2001.
Hamid Karzai is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014,including as the first elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from December 2004 to September 2014. He previously served as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration from December 2001 to July 2002. He is the chief (khān) of the Popalzai Durrani tribe of Pashtuns in Kandahar Province.
Gul Agha Sherzai,also known as Mohammad Shafiq,is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the former governor of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province,in the early 1990s and from 2001 until 2003. In October 2013,Sherzai resigned from his post as governor and formally announced himself as a candidate for Afghanistan's 2014 Presidential Election,and served as the minister of border and tribal affairs until the Taliban victory in 2021.
Ahmed Wali Karzai was an Afghan politician who served as Chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council from 2005 until his death. He was the younger paternal half-brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and an elder of the Popalzai tribe. Wali Karzai formerly lived in the United States,where he managed a restaurant owned by his family. He returned to Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001. He has been accused of political corruption and was allegedly on the CIA payroll. He was assassinated by one of his close bodyguards,Sardar Mohammad,on 12 July 2011.
Uruzgan,also spelled as Urozgan or Oruzgan,is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Uruzgan is located in the center of the country. The population is 436,079,and the province is mostly a tribal society. Tarinkot serves as the capital of the province.
Popalzai or Popalzay,also known as Popal,are Durrani Pashtuns of Afghanistan. The Popalzai are part of the Zirak confederation of Pashtun tribes. The origin of the Abdali forefathers of the Sadozai tribe is probably the Hephthalites. The forefathers of Ahmad Shāh Durrānī,the founder of the Durrani Empire,were from the Sadozai tribe which is a subtribe of the Popalzai. According to Mohan Lal,the Zirak line begins with Sulaiman Zirak Khan,who was the father of Popalzai,Barakzai,and Alakozai. The tribe's origin is Kandahar,Afghanistan. The majority of the Popalzai live in the southern areas of Afghanistan such as in Kandahar,Helmand or Uruzgan. A small number of Popalzais and Sadozais live in Pakistan,particularly in the cities of Quetta,Bannu,Dera Ismail Khan,Sudhanoti District,Poonch,In Azad Kashmir,Sudhan is known as Sadozai,a branch of the Popalzai tribe. Peshawar and Multan. Some members of the Popalzai tribe have migrated with their families to the European Union,North America,and Oceania. Notable members of the Popalzai tribe include Hamid Karzai and his extended family,Karim Popal,Naim Popal,and Khalida Popal.
Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib is an Afghan politician,born about 1971. He was Governor of Oruzgan province from March 18,2006,through August 2007,when he was replaced.
Tarīnkōṭ,also spelled as Tarin Kowt,is the capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan in the Tarinkot District. Tarinkot city has a population of 71,604 (2015),with some 200 small shops in the city's bazaar.
Sher Mohammed Akhundzada is an Alizai tribal leader who was the Governor of Helmand in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2005. As governor,he implemented various agricultural projects in Helmand,including canal excavation from the Kajaki dam for irrigation and electricity generation projects. He was deeply involved in opium production and smuggling,leading to his removal from office by the Afghan government in 2005 after lobbying by the British,who were leading counter-narcotic efforts in Afghanistan at the time. He was succeeded as governor of Helmand by Mohammad Daoud.
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Afghanistan.
The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Afghanistan.
Amir Muhammad Akhundzada is an Afghan politician,He is a former governor of Nimruz province. He was previously the governor of Oruzgan province. Prior to that he served as Deputy Governor of Helmand province.
Assadullah Hamdam is an Afghan politician who was appointed as Governor of Oruzgan Province by President Hamid Karzai in September 2007,to replace Governor Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib who had become ineffective.
Afghanistan–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In August 1947,the partition of British India led to the emergence of Pakistan along Afghanistan's eastern frontier,and the two countries have since had a strained relationship;Afghanistan was the sole country to vote against Pakistan's admission into the United Nations following the latter's independence. Various Afghan government officials and Afghan nationalists have made irredentist claims to large swathes of Pakistan's territory in modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistani Balochistan,which complete the traditional homeland of "Pashtunistan" for the Pashtun people. The Taliban has received substantial financial and logistical backing from Pakistan,which remains a significant source of support. Since the Taliban's inception,the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has been providing them with funding,training,and weaponry. However,Pakistan's support for the Taliban is not without risks,as it involves playing a precarious and delicate game. Afghan territorial claims over Pashtun-majority areas that are in Pakistan were coupled with discontent over the permanency of the Durand Line,for which Afghanistan demanded a renegotiation,with the aim of having it shifted eastward to the Indus River. Territorial disputes and conflicting claims prevented the normalization of bilateral ties between the two countries throughout the mid-20th century. Further Afghanistan–Pakistan tensions have arisen concerning a variety of issues,including the Afghanistan conflict and Afghan refugees in Pakistan,water-sharing rights,and a continuously warming relationship between Afghanistan and India. Nonetheless,the Durand Line witnesses frequent occurrences of suicide bombings,airstrikes,or street battles on an almost daily basis.
Rozi Khan was a Pashtun Barakzai tribal leader in the Afghanistan province of Orūzgān. In the 1980s he was a Mujahideen commander fighting against the Soviets. In 2001 he was appointed police chief of Orūzgān province by President Karzai,a position he held until 2006. He was made governor of Oruzgan's Chora District in mid-2008.
Mohammad Yousef Pashtun is an Afghan technocrat and politician. He served as Minister of Urban Development and Housing for two terms and as Governor of Kandahar province in 2003,replacing Gul Agha Sherzai under President Hamid Karzai's administration. In 2010,he was appointed as Senior Adviser to President Karzai on Construction,Mines,Water &Energy. In 2014,minister Pashtun continued to serve as Senior Adviser to President Ashraf Ghani. Yِousef Pashtun is also chairing the Kabul New City Development Authority Board.
Hyderabad airstrike refers to the killing of many Afghan civilians including women and children in the village of Hyderabad,Gerishk District,Helmand province,Afghanistan on June 28,2007 by the United States Army.
Hasham Watanwal a representative for Uruzgan Province to Afghanistan's national legislature,the Wolesi Jirga,until he was assassinated on July 17,2011.
Ghulam Haider Hamidi was the Mayor of Kandahar in Afghanistan. During Taliban rule, his family fled to Pakistan,then to the United States.
2003 in Afghanistan. A list of notable incidents in Afghanistan during 2003
