Afghan Biographies

Talib, Mohammad Rasool


Name Talib, Mohammad Rasool
Ethnic backgr. Hazara
Date of birth 1953
Function/Grade Kabul Peace Negotiation Team Member
History and Biodata

3. Biodata:
Mohammad Rasool Talib is President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's  Senior Advisor on Public and Social Affairs. Talib was born in 1953 in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province. He finished high school in the same area and then entered Kabul Medical University.

After the coup d'état of April 27, 1978, he went to the communist prison twice, in 1978 and 1979, and survived that. During the period of Jihad, he was dragged to the field of Jihad and armed battle. He spent several years with the Mujahideen on the fronts of Ghazni province.

Talib emigrated in 1987 and established the Organization of Victory (Sazman-e-Nasr)  office in Peshawar, Pakistan. After the formation of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-e Wahdat) and the opening of its office in Peshawar, after Hayatullah Balaghi, he became the head of the office and later a member of the Central Council of the Unity Party and was responsible for the party's foreign relations in Pakistan.


Talib has been directly or indirectly involved in a number of important events that took place in Peshawar and had a significant impact on the future of the country. These include the formation of the Rawalpindi Advisory Council and the formation of the Mujahideen government.


Mohammad Rasool Talib also attended the following: The United Nations effort to form an interim government to replace Dr. Najibullah's government, meetings of Mujahideen leaders that led to the Islamabad and Mecca agreements, participated in negotiations with a high-ranking Taliban delegation in 1998, which was held under the auspices of the United Nations and the Conference of Islamic Countries, and the Governor House meeting in Peshawar, which led to the formation of the Mujahideen interim government and the Mujahideen entered Kabul.

Last Modified 2020-12-15
Established 2020-12-15