Abdul Jabbar Naeemi is an Afghan diplomat and politician. He is the current Governor of Laghman Province in Afghanistan. Before this he was the governor of Khost province and before that the governor of Maidan Wardk province of Afghanistan. At one time he served as a representative from Kandahar Province to the Loya Jirga. In 2004 he was Hamid Karzai's election agent in Pakistan, where he campaigned for Karzai and worked on educating local Afghans about the democratic process.
Fazlullah Mujadedi also spelled as is a Tajik politician in Afghanistan, previously serving as Governor of Laghman Province. He was one of the prominent commanders of Jamiat-e Islami during the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War. He was amongst the earliest generation of anti-soviet fighters from Kabul University, which included Amin Wardak, Zabihullah of Marmul in Balkh and Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Qarghayi District has 60 villages. It is the largest district in Laghman Province, and is located 30 km from the provincial centre of Mihtarlam. It borders Mihtarlam District to the north, Alingar District to the northeast, Nangarhar Province to the south and Kabul Province to the west. The population is 86,900 (2006) - 60% Pashtun, 20% Tajik and 20% Pashai. The district center is the village of Lalkhanabad, located between the Kabul River and its tributary the Alingar river.
Nijrāb District,, also called Nijrāw, is situated in the central part of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. It is located in a valley about 120 km northeast of Kabul. It borders Mahmud Raqi and Koh Band districts to the west, Parwan Province to the north, Laghman Province and Alasay District to the east and Tagab District to the south. The district center is Nijrab, located in the southern part of the district. The population of Nijrab District is 99,600 (2006), making it the most populous district of Kapisa.
Chapa Dara District is situated in the western part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan and borders Nuristan Province. The population is 27,500 (2006). The district is mountainous and farming and animal husbandry are not possible in the whole district. Some people work abroad. Health care and the education need improvement.
Gulab Mangal, is the former Governor of Helmand, Afghanistan, and the former Governor of Laghman and Paktika. He also served as head of the Committee that drafted Afghanistan's most recent Constitution. Mangal was considered an effective governor by both diplomats and military officials in Afghanistan.
Hajji Moharam Khan Nasiri is a member of the Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of Afghanistan's National Assembly, for Laghman Province. He is the secretary of the Rules Committee.
Gul Pacha Ulfat was born in 1909 in Qarghayi District of Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Ulfat was a prominent poet and author of the Pashto language.
Lutfullah Mashal is a politician in Afghanistan who last served as spokesman for the National Directorate of Security (NDS). Prior to that he was Governor of Laghman province. He is also a writer and a poet.
The Nasar tribe is an ethnic Pashtun tribe mainly living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has mostly remained a nomadic tribe throughout history due to which it spread in the provinces of Kunar, Paktia, Laghman, Nangarhar and Ghazni province. In addition, Nasars have been living in Balochistan, Pakistan prior to partition. In Pakistan, Nasar tribe has been mainly residing in district Loralai, Zhob and Dukki. The recently designated distric of Dukki is the hub of Nasar tribe- the members of which are mainly attached with coal business. Rumours are that he owns more than two hundred coal mines. As they belong to nanomadic tribe so their livelihood is also very simple and due to which they are very kind hearted and benouvelent. With the passage of time and after the industrial revolution in the 19th century their land proved like a game changer for them in the shape of coal the so called black diamond. According to some of the historians they are the ancestors of the great sultan of delhi Ala ud din khilji. many of the nasari men are well educated. Saidal Khan Nasari was one of the prominent rulers of afghanistan and many nasar people feel proud of being the ancestors of khilji and they are proud of their fore fathers because of their bravery and love to their nation.The Nasar tribe is an ethnic Pashtun Ghilzai tribe living in Afghanistan in Qalat now known is Zabal, Kunar, Laghman, Ghazani and Kandahar province and also living in Pakistan in Baluchistan province. NASAR people are also living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(Dera Ismail Khan, Draban Kalan).The main and famous section of NASAR tribe naming TOOR NASAR, mostly live in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Famous AFGHAN military commander SAIDAL KHAN NASAR, who fought against SAFAWIS of IRAN belonged to TOOR NASAR family. Some mentionable population of NASAR also live in D.G khan(punjab). Nasar tribesmen strictly follow PUSHTOONWALI rules. They are famous for their unique life style and traditions.It is one of the tribes in PUSHTOONs still avoiding Globalisation. NASAR controversy against SULEMAN KHEL tribe (GHILZAI) is famous in PUSHTOON history. this dispute remained for hundred years and hundreds of people of both side murdered.In this dispute nasar's subtribe with name Zangikhial had played a major role.most of the martyrs belong to zangikhail tribe.sulamankhail tribe had well known of their bravery.and also Barkhail had played a very good role in that dispute. In present NASAR tribe has well known politicians and parliament members in PAKISTAN,these politicians play a vital role in Pakistani politics. One of the politicians name MOULANA FAZAL-UR-RAHMAN(son of MUFTI MEHMOOD, former chief minister of NWFP) leading his own party JUI-F. JUI-F is main stream religious party of PAKISTAN and DEOBAND school of thought. Other parliamentarians include MOULANA ATTA-UR-RAHMAN and SARDAR YAQOOB NASAR. The governor of ZABUL province in AFGHANISTAN is ASHRAF KHAN NASARI.
Mohammad Iqbal Azizi is an ethnic Pashtun politician in Afghanistan, who served as Governor of Laghman since March 2010. He previously served as head of the Education Department in Nangarhar Province. Azizi is an ethnic Pashtun from the Mangal tribe.
Mandol District is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was originally in Laghman Province and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.
Operation Tar Heels was a military operation launched by US Marines in Laghman Province, eastern Afghanistan. Patrols of around 30 men were ambushed in several places, but the Taliban attackers were driven back. The Marines lost team leader Nicholas Kirven in the meantime. Otherwise, the operation to patrol Laghman Province was a success.
Dr. Naqibullah Orya Khail is an Afghan politician. He is the Leader of Hezb-e-Jawanan Musalman Afghanistan. He was elected leader on February 15, 2005. Usually referred to as Naqibullah Orya Khail, he previously served as a member of Hezbi Islami and served as an Assistant Commander of Mujahideen in Laghman Province during Soviet–Afghan War.
Laghman University is located in Laghman province, eastern Afghanistan.
Muhammad Mian Mansoor Ansari, was a leader and a political activist of the Indian independence movement.
