Qari Fasihuddin
Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat مشهور به برادرکش قاري فصیح الدین فطرت | |
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| Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
| Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund (acting) |
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| Born | Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Taliban |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) |
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Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat (Dari/Pashto: قاري فصیح الدین فطرت, Pashto pronunciation: [qɑˈri fasɪhʊˈdin]), also known as the Conqueror of Panjshir (Pashto: فاتح پنجشیر [qɑˈri pand͡ʒˈʃɪr], "Conqueror of the Five Lions"), is an Afghan military commander who is the current Chief of Staff of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[1][2] He has been a senior member of the Taliban.
Early life[]
Qari Fasihuddin was born in Badakhshan Province and originated from Isterab, Warduj District.[3][4] He belongs to the Tajik ethnic group and raised by religious family.[3][4]
Military career[]
In 2013, Qari Fasihuddin was appointed as the Taliban's shadow governor and head of the military commission in Badakhshan. In the same year, he firstly appeared in a Taliban propaganda video about the security situation in Badakhshan.[4] In 2015, the Afghan Ministry of Interior falsely claimed that Qari Fasihuddin has been killed with 40 of his men, but the claim turned out to be propaganda.[5][3][6]
On September 16, 2021 Fasihuddin was quoted as saying that:
"Afghanistan would have a regular, disciplined and strong army in near future to defend and protect the country and consultations in this field continue," Fasihuddin said at a gathering in Kabul," adding members of the proposed army would be well-trained.[7]
References[]
- ^ "ملا حسن اخوند وزیر اعظم اور ملاعبدالغنی نائب وزیراعظم ہوں گے، افغانستان میں عبوری حکومت کا اعلان".
- ^ "How Are the Taliban Organized? | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com.
- ^ a b c "Qari Fasihuddin, the conqueror of the Five Lions | SAMAA".
- ^ a b c "The Non-Pashtun Taleban of the North (1): A case study from Badakhshan". 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Ministry of Interior: Taliban shadow governor for Badakhshan killed in security operation". The Khaama Press News Agency. 3 October 2015.
- ^ "وادیِ پنج شیر میں احمد مسعود کے ترجمان سمیت پانچ اہم کمانڈر ہلاک". العربیہ اردو. September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Afghans long for better life as Taliban government manages to run country with calls for international aid".
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