Jan Mohammed Chan

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Dschan Mohammed Chan (right)

Dschan Mohammed Chan († July 17, 2011 in Kabul ) was an Afghan politician . He was considered a close advisor to Hamid Karzai and was governor of Urusgan Province from 2002 to 2006 .

Chan was a Pashtun and a member of the Popalzai tribe. He was the leader of a private militia that was a significant power factor in Uruzgan.

death

On July 17, 2011, he was killed in an attack lasting several hours on his property in Kabul. Two men armed with explosive vests and firearms were involved. The Taliban took responsibility for this. The attack took place on the day when security responsibility was handed over (“transition”) from ISAF to the government in Kabul. In addition to Chan, the MP Mohammed Aschim Watanwal , a member of the Afghan anti-terrorist unit and both assassins , died in the attack .

Web links

Commons : Dschan Mohammed Chan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Christine Möllhoff: Kabul - take over. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . July 18, 2011, accessed July 18, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Agnes Tandler: New strong man in the Hindu Kush. In: the daily newspaper . July 18, 2011, accessed July 19, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Taliban kill Karzai advisors. In: the daily newspaper . July 18, 2011, accessed July 18, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Chan, Jan Mohammed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Afghan politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 2011
Place of death Kabul