Baba Jan zahid, (also known as "General Babajan") is a former senior security official of the Afghanistan government. He was a general of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, but during the collapse of Najib's government, he entered Kabul with Ahmad Shah Masoud's forces and served in various departments of the Islamic State of Afghanistan under the leadership of Ustad Burhanuddin Rabbani.
Abdul Wahid Baba Jan Zahid | |
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| Born | Abdul Wahid |
| Political party | Jamiat-E-Islami |
| Other political affiliations | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1970s-1992) |
| Alma mater | Kabul University |
| Occupation | politician and Military General |
| Ethnicity | Tajik |
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| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1983-2021 |
| Rank | L.T General |
In the civil wars of Afghanistan, he has dealt heavy blows to the hezb-i-islami led by Golbedin Hekmatyar. After the emergence of the Taliban terrorist group, he joined the Northern Alliance and fought international terrorism, including Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. At this time, he had three thousand armed forces under his command.
After the September 11 attacks, he became one of the main allies of NATO and American forces, and played a pivotal role in the defeat of Al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists. And he has served in different roles in the new government of Afghanistan under the leadership of Hamid Karzai.
Family
editZahid's brother Mir Rahman Rahmani has served as the Speaker of the Afghan Parliament and a member of the Afghan Parliament for many years.
Military career
editIn 1991, zahid was promoted to General and was the commander of the Kabul Garrison during the fall of Dr. Najibullah's government until he joined the forces of Ahmed Shah Massoud and Shura-e Nazar, where he was a member of the senior command. He was in charge of directing the long-range rockets used against Armed opponents of the government including Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin and Al-qaida terrorists.[1][2][3]
After the defeat of the Mujahideen, General Babajan joined the Northern Alliance. In October 2001, when the attacks against the Taliban by American forces began, General Babajan was controlling approximately 2000 forces at Bagram Airbase.General Baba jan has served in various high government positions in Karzai and Ashraf Ghani governments, such as the head of the Kabul garrison, the security commander of Kabul province, The General commander of the pamir 707 zone, The head of Heral province Security, The General commander of Pamir 303 Zone and several other positions.[4] Following the fall of the Taliban he was appointed as Chief of Police for Kabul in 2003 replacing Abdul Baseer Salangi. In 2005 he was transferred to Herat.[5] He has since retired from official politics and moved to business, and was able to secure a lucrative contract to supply forces at Bagram Airbase.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Afghanistan Justice Project. "Casting Shadows: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, 1978-2001." 2005. Accessed at: http://www.afghanistanjusticeproject.org/ [Accessed on 10 November 2009], pg 65.
- ^ 141 Cooperation Centre for Afghanistan, Human Rights Department, Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1994) 2.
- ^ Human Rights Watch. "Blood Stained Hands: Past atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's Legacy of Impunity." 2005. Accessed at: www.hrw.org/reports/2005/afghanistan0605/afghanistan0605.pdf [Accessed on 22 November 2009]
- ^ Cockburn, Patrick "Taliban jet drops cluster-bombs in show of strength." The Independent. 5 October 2001
- ^ Tarzi, Amin. Global Security. "KABUL POLICE CHIEF SACKED... " 25 September 2003. Accessed at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2003/09/33-250903.htm [Accessed on 10 November 2009]
- ^ "Patrick Cockburn: A land darkened by the shadow of the Taliban". The Independent. 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-23.