Abdul Hakim Jan
| Abdul Hakim Jan "Agha" عبدالحکيم جان اغا | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Kandahar, Arghandab District, Afghanistan |
| Died |
February 17, 2008 Arghandab District |
| Nationality | Afghan, Pashtun |
| Citizenship | Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Chief of Police Kandahar |
| Employer | Afghan Government |
| Home town | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdul Hakim Jan was an anti-Taliban militia leader in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed during a suicide bombing, at a dog fight, on February 17, 2008.[1][2][3] The suicide attack that killed him was said to be "the deadliest attack of its kind in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban", killing approximately 80 people. Abdul Hakim Jan was said to be the target.
In October 2007, following a heart attack that killed Mullah Naqib he was considered a candidate to replace him as leader of the Alokozais tribe.[4] The Globe and Mail described him as "relatively uneducated".
Abdul Hakim Jan was a former provincial police chief, prior to the Taliban's assumption of power.[2] Wolesi Jirga representative Khalid Pashtoon described him as the only leader to have opposed the Taliban.[5]
In 2007 Abdul Hakim Jan was quoted after the Taliban killed and kidnapped Kandahar police officers.[6]
References
- ↑ "Afghanistan blast kills dozens". CBC News. 2008-02-17. Archived from the original on 2010-02-03.
Officials blamed the Taliban and said police Chief Abdul Hakim Jan, a prominent pro-government militia commander who was fighting the militants, died in the attack.
- 1 2 Faiez, M. Karim; King, Laura (2008-02-18). "Taliban foe among 80 slain in blast". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2010-02-03.
Jan, a former provincial police chief, had defied the Taliban as the austere Islamist movement rose to prominence in the 1990s. More recently, he led a locally recruited force that worked in concert with Afghan police and soldiers. His fighters operated in Arghandab, an area just north of Kandahar that was seized by the Taliban last year, then recaptured by Afghan and NATO troops. Jan was the only person who stood against the Taliban and fought with for about two weeks in their stronghold, Kandahar, in 1999. Since he had only seven soldier, it was impossible for him to fight long, he fled the country and went in exile to Pakistan. Taliban could not defeat, arrest or kill him.
- ↑ "Taliban prepare for battle after taking over TWO Afghan villages". Daily Mail. 2006-06-17. Archived from the original on 2010-02-03.
A second leader, police commander Abdul Hakim Jan, died in a massive suicide bombing in Kandahar in February.
- ↑ Omar El Akkad, Graeme Smith (2007-10-13). "Mullah's death leaves Kandahar exposed". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04.
Other leading candidates will be Malim Akbar, the brother of slain Kandahar police chief Zabit Akrem Khakrezwal; and Abdul Hakim Jan, a relatively uneducated police commander in Arghandab.
- ↑ "Afghan Bomber Targets Market Place". Sky News. 2008-02-18. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04.
Jan was the provincial police chief in Kandahar in the early 1990s and was the only commander in the province to stand up against the Taliban during its rule, said Khalid Pashtun, a parliamentarian who represents Kandahar.
- ↑ "7 policemen beheaded in Afghanistan". USA Today. 2007-11-23. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04.
Taliban militants beheaded seven policemen after overrunning their checkpoints in southern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said. Six other officers were missing after the Taliban attacked police checkpoints in Arghandab district, in Kandahar province, said Abdul Hakim Jan, a police officer.