Abdur Razzaq (Taliban Interior Minister)

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Mullah Abdur Razzaq, an ethnic Pashtun, is member of the Taliban leadership, and a former Afghan Interior Minister.[1]

Razzaq traveled to Pakistan in mid-May 2000 to discuss the extradition of criminals, terrorism, drug trafficking and the Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement.[2] Pakistan demanded the closure of 18 Afghan training camps, where they believed Pakistani militants were receiving training.

The British paper The Scotsman reported that Razzaq was a founding member of the Taliban; that he headed the Taliban's customs department; and was later Interior Minister.[3] The May 11, 2003 article said that Razzaq was the number two in a then new Taliban military command structure.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scott Baldauf, Owais Tohid. "Taliban appears to be regrouped and well-funded: A new hierarchy of leaders has emerged across parts of Afghanistan.", Christian Science Monitor, May 8, 2003. Retrieved on February 27. 
  2. ^ Background paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Afghanistan. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (April 2001). Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Ian Mather. "Russia funding resurgent Taliban", The Scotsman, May 11, 2003. Retrieved on February 27. 
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