Wazir Arsala Khan

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Wazir Arsala Khan was an early ancestor of the influential Arsala family of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Wazir Arsala Khan served as Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in 1869. [1]

Wazir Arsala Khan was the great-grandfather of the three Arsala brothers, Abdul Haq, Haji Din Mohammad, and Haji Abdul Qadir, who gained great power in Nangarhar Province during the Soviet-Afghan War, through their ties with Yunus Khalis.

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References

  1. Haji Din Mohammad Biography, Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, (US) Naval Postgraduate School