Mohammed Zaman

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Haji Mohammed Zaman is a Pashtun Afghan military leader and politician.[1]

Zaman lead a force of 4,000 men during the campaign to oust Afghanistan's Soviet occupiers.[1]

During the the initial years of the Taliban's administration of Afghanistan Zaman lead resistance fighters, from bases in Pakistan.[1] In 1997 the government of Pakistan forced him to leave, and he spent the remaining years of the Taliban's administration in France.

During the fall of the Taliban Zaman returned to Afghanistan and joined with other regional and tribal leaders from the Nangarhar and Khowst provinces to form the Eastern Shura.[1][2]

The Eastern Shura were early backers of the first post-Taliban President Hamid Karzai.

Karzai appointed Zaman deputy chief of Police for Nangarhar.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Rone Tempest. "Pashtun leaders meet in Pakistan: Exiled commander urges fight against Taliban", San Francisco Chronicle, Friday, October 19, 2001. Retrieved on 2008-05-17. 
  2. ^ Bin Laden Believed to be in Tora Bora, CNN, November 29, 2001
  3. ^ Amir Shah. "2 Soldiers Killed by Afghan Roadside Bomb", Washington Post, Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 
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Mohammed Zaman the second was born in 18-2-1988 Manama Bahrain