Habibullah Jan
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Habibullah Jan | |
|---|---|
| Died | July 4, 2008 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Occupation(s) | Warlord, legislator |
Habibullah Jan (died July 4, 2008) was an Afghan warlord[1] who was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005. He was a member of the Alizai tribe.[1] He sat on the "Kandahar Security Shura".[2] He was a "sometimes rival of [President] Karzai", according to a report prepared at the Navy Postgraduate School.[2] Karzai created the Zhari District out of parts of Maywand and Panjwai districts in 2004 as reward for Habibullah Jan helping defeat the Taliban in Kandahar.[1]
He was assassinated by gunmen on July 4, 2008, while returning home from visiting an Afghan army outpost in Zhari District.[3] The Navy School report asserted his assassins were Taliban.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (2013). Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan. London: Bloomsbury. p. 281. ISBN 1408831201.
- ^ a b c "Profile: Kandahar Profile" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Afghan MP shot dead near Kandahar". France 24. July 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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