Bashir Baghlani
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Bashir Baghlani (1931–2007) was an Afghan political figure affiliated with a variety of factions throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, who filled such positions as governor of Baghlan Province and later Farah Province.
in that country.
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Baghlani served as governor of Baghlan Province, Afghanistan, and was a member of the Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin. Baghlani, previously a key Taliban ally in Baghlan, was arrested by the Taliban government on 27 July 2000, accused of making deals with the Northern Alliance
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After the fall of the Taliban, Baghlani replaced Abdul Hai Neamati
as governor of Farah Province
in the early 2000s.
Bashir Baghlani died in the night of 27 and 28 April 2007 because of e heart attack.
, to gain more power. Mohammed Bashir Baghlani is still alive, but not an active politician.
Early life
Baghlani was born in 1931, the son of an immigrant from Tajikistan who had been a chairman of a kolkhozKolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
in that country.
Political career
In the early 1980s, Baghlani was affiliated with the leftist militant group Setami MilliSetami Milli
Setami Milli was a political movement in Afghanistan, led by Tahir Badakhshi. The organization was affiliated with the Non-Aligned Movement, and was opposed by both the Afghan monarchy and by the leftist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.On February 14, 1979, the United States Ambassador...
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Baghlani served as governor of Baghlan Province, Afghanistan, and was a member of the Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin. Baghlani, previously a key Taliban ally in Baghlan, was arrested by the Taliban government on 27 July 2000, accused of making deals with the Northern Alliance
Northern Alliance
The Afghan Northern Alliance is a military-political umbrella organization created by the Islamic State of Afghanistan in 1996.Northern Alliance may also refer to:*Northern Alliance , a Canadian white supremacist group...
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After the fall of the Taliban, Baghlani replaced Abdul Hai Neamati
Abdul Hai Neamati
Abdul Hai Neamati was the first governor of Farah Province, Afghanistan, to be appointed following the 2001 fall of the Taliban. Abdul Hai was an ally of western Afghan powerbroker Ismail Khan, and a member of the Jamiat-e Islami party....
as governor of Farah Province
Farah Province
Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Farah. Farah is a spacious and sparsely populated province that lies on the Iranian border...
in the early 2000s.
Bashir Baghlani died in the night of 27 and 28 April 2007 because of e heart attack.
Name
Mohammad Yousuf took the name of Mohammed Bashir Baghlani, who served as the Minister of Justice under the premiership of Dr. NajibullahMohammad Najibullah
Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai , originally merely Najibullah, was the fourth and last President of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is also considered the second President of the Republic of Afghanistan.-Early years:Najibullah was born in August 1947 to the Ahmadzai...
, to gain more power. Mohammed Bashir Baghlani is still alive, but not an active politician.