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5 unusual facts about Pacha Khan Zadran


Bacha Khan

Pacha Khan Zadran, regional militia leader who rose against the Taliban in 2001, was considered a "renegade" in 2003, and was elected to the Wolesi Jirga in 2004

Pacha Khan Zadran

Carlotta Gall, writing in the New York Times, reported that a Zadran spokesman claimed US special forces killed Pacha Khan's eldest son, and nine of his men.

Four Guantanamo detainees Khan Zaman, his son Gul Zaman, his brother Abib Sarajuddin,and his neighbor Mohammad Gul, were all captured on the night of January 21, 2002, early during the administration of Hamid Karzai.

Raz Mohammed Dalili

His arrival as Governor in the capital Gardez was delayed as local militia leader, and previous Governor, Pacha Khan Zadran refused to let him into the city Dalili eventually successfully served for two years.

Turki Mash Awi Zayid Al Asiri

A phone number found in his address book, may have been one of Amanullah Zadran, the younger brother of Pacha Khan Zadran, a local militia leader who did not always comply with direction from Hamid Karzai's government.



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