Mohammad Ghous

Mohammad Ghous
محمد غوس
Born1961
Afghanistan
Occupation(s)Politician, Taliban member

Mullah Mohammad Ghous (born 1961?) was among the leadership of the Taliban which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.[1] During the Soviet–Afghan War, he fought as a member of Hezb-i Islami Khalis.[2] He served as foreign minister of Afghanistan from September 1996, when the Taliban captured Kabul until June 1997, when he and some other Taliban leaders were kidnapped by opposition forces at Mazar-i-Sharif in the northern part of the country.[3] Earlier in 1997, he led a Taliban delegation to Houston, Texas to negotiate an oil pipeline contract with the Unocal Corporation. He later escaped from captivity.[2]

  1. ^ Kamal Matinuddin (1999). The Taliban Phenomenon: Afghanistan 1994-1997. Oxford University Press. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-0-19-579274-4. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Ludwig W. Adamec (2008). Biographical Encyclopedia of Afghanistan. Pentagon Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-81-8274-321-2.
  3. ^ NY Times Accessed 2010.