Rasul Pahlawan رسول پهلوان | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | June 1996 Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | Killed in a ambush |
| Nationality | Afghannistan |
| Citizenship | Afghanistan |
| Years active | 1970-1996 |
| Political party | National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan |
General Rasul Pahlawan was an Uzbek military leader in Afghanistan, and the brother of Uzbek leader Abdul Malik Pahlawan.
Rasul Pahlawan was born in Faryab Province in northern parts of Afghanistan. In June 1996, he was killed in an ambush in Mazar-i-Sharif.[1]
His brother Abdul Malik, who was a then subordinate of Uzbek warlord Rashid Dostum, blamed Dostum for the murder of Rasul Pahlawan and in order to seek vengeance entered into secret negotiations with the Taliban.[2][3]
- ^ MR Ahmed Rashid (13 April 2010). Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Yale University Press. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-0-300-16368-1. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Thomas H. "Ismail Khan, Herat, and Iranian Influence". Center for Contemporary Conflict. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
- ^ De Ponfilly, Christophe(2001); Massoud l'Afghan; Gallimard; ISBN 2-07-042468-5; p. 75