Haji Kashmir Khan
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After the Taliban took charge in Kabul
, Afghanistan
in 1994, Commander Kashmir Khan opposed the Taliban regime and fought several battles with the Taliban.
Kashmir Khan belonged to the Shura Nizami (military council) of Hezb-e Islami.
Human Rights Watch
, quoting the Afghan Support Project, reports that the
Hezb-e Islami attacked Kabul through regular rocket bombardment, causing extensive civilian casualties, and damage to property.
In 2002 the Hezb-e Islami is reported to have split, with the hard-line Islamists, including Kashmir Khan, remaining with the party's leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
.
Other former senior members are reported to have wished to join in the democratic process.
On August 29, 2002 the Asia Times
reported:
Kashmir Khan was reported to have been in negotiations with the Hamid Karzai
government on February 22, 2005.
The Asia Times
reported, on February 8, 2006, that Khan was alive, and still serving as a commander for the Hezb-e Islami.
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
, 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...
in 1994, Commander Kashmir Khan opposed the Taliban regime and fought several battles with the Taliban.
Kashmir Khan belonged to the Shura Nizami (military council) of Hezb-e Islami.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
, quoting the Afghan Support Project, reports that the
Hezb-e Islami attacked Kabul through regular rocket bombardment, causing extensive civilian casualties, and damage to property.
In 2002 the Hezb-e Islami is reported to have split, with the hard-line Islamists, including Kashmir Khan, remaining with the party's leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is an Afghan Mujahideen leader who is the founder and leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party and paramilitary group. Hekmatyar was a rebel military commander during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan and was one of the key figures in the civil war that followed the...
.
Other former senior members are reported to have wished to join in the democratic process.
On August 29, 2002 the Asia Times
Asia Times
Asia Times was a newspaper launched in Thailand by Thai tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul in 1995. The newspaper hired talent from around the world to produce a regional English-language newspaper....
reported:
- "If American forces venture into Kunar they will be against tremendous odds. Kashmir Khan - the most powerful Hezb-e-Islami commander - keeps his base in the mountains of Kunar. Haji S says that 'even the Taliban at the time did not disturb him. He is not interested in ideology or politics. He is interested in power.' This also means that Kashmir Khan is unbribable by the Americans."
Kashmir Khan was reported to have been in negotiations with the Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
government on February 22, 2005.
The Asia Times
Asia Times
Asia Times was a newspaper launched in Thailand by Thai tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul in 1995. The newspaper hired talent from around the world to produce a regional English-language newspaper....
reported, on February 8, 2006, that Khan was alive, and still serving as a commander for the Hezb-e Islami.