Qudratullah, Abu Hamza Mawlawi

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Name:

Ethnic:

Tajik

Date of birth:

Function/Grade:

Governor Kunar

History and Biodata:

2. Previous Function:
Provincial Governor Balkh (20210916)
Provincial Governor Kunar (20230626)

3. Biodata:
Mawlawi Qudratullah Hamza led the capture of Mazari Sharif in September 2021. In both western and northern Afghanistan, which feature large non-Pashtun populations, the Taliban insurgency tried to expand across ethnic groups with some success.

The thousands of non-Pashtun Taliban in these regions include the Tajik commander Abu Hamza Qudratullah, who led the capture of Mazari Sharif, and the Uzbek commander Salahuddin Ayubi, who co-led the takeover of Kabul.

(The governor of northern Balkh province was killed along with two others in an explosion at his office on Thursday March 9, 2023?)

Last modified:

26 June 2023

Established:

31 August 2021

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