Abdul Hakim Jan (Argandab tribal leader)
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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.
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.
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.
Wolesi Jirga representative Khalid Pashtoon
described him as the only leader to have opposed the Taliban.
In 2007 Abdul Hakim Jan was quoted after the Taliban killed and kidnapped Kandahar police officers.
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, killed during a suicide bombing, at a dog fight, on February 17, 2008.
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
Mullah
Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"...
Naqib he was considered a candidate to replace him as leader of the Alokozais tribe.
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.
Wolesi Jirga representative Khalid Pashtoon
Khalid Pashtoon
Khalid Pashtoon was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005. He is a member of the Pashtun ethnic group from the Barakzai tribe. A report on Kandahar prepared at the Navy Postgraduate School stated he attended the...
described him as the only leader to have opposed the Taliban.
In 2007 Abdul Hakim Jan was quoted after the Taliban killed and kidnapped Kandahar police officers.