Ahmad Jan (Taliban governor)

Ahmad Jan
Nationality Afghanistan
Other names Ahmad Jan Akhundzada
Occupation Politician, Taliban fighter
Known for Taliban leader

According to the United Nations in 2000 an individual known as Maulavi Ahmad Jan was the Taliban's Governor of Zabol Province.[1] The United Nations listed him as an individual subject to the sanctions authorized by United Nations Security Council resolutions 1267 and 1333.[2][3]

In March 2010 he was described as being one of the leaders of the Taliban's Quetta Shura.[4] He was reported to have been captured in late February 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Security council committee on Afghanistan designates further individuals, financial entities relating to resolution 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000)". United Nations. 2000-04-12. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2FNews%2FPress%2Fdocs%2F2001%2Fafg124.htm-old&date=2010-02-04. "In a note verbale addressed to Member States on 12 April 2000, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Afghanistan designated funds and financial resources of the Taliban as per paragraph 4(b) of that resolution and approved a list of entities and/or persons that have so far been identified by the Committee based on information provided by Member States as falling under one of the categories mentioned in the above note, as well as in Press Release SC/6844. The following entities have been added to the list ... Maulavi Ahmad Jan, Governor of Zabol Province" 
  2. ^ "Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities". United Nations. 1999-10-15. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fsc%2Fcommittees%2F1267%2F&date=2010-02-04. 
  3. ^ "The Consolidated List established and maintained by the 1267 Committee with respect to Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them". United Nations. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fsc%2Fcommittees%2F1267%2Fconsolidatedlist.htm&date=2010-02-05. "TI.A.109.01. Name: 1: AHMAD JAN 2: AKHUNZADA 3: na 4: na Name (original script): احمد جان آخوند زاده Title: Maulavi Designation: Governor of Zabol Province under the Taliban regime DOB: na POB: Urazgan province, Afghanistan Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Afghan Passport no.: na National identification no.: na Address: na Listed on: 25 January 2001 (amended on 3 September 2003, 21 September 2007) Other information: na" 
  4. ^ Amir Mir (2010-03-01). "Pakistan wipes out half of Quetta Shura". The News International. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenews.com.pk%2Ftop_story_detail.asp%3FId%3D27544&date=2010-03-04. "According to well-informed diplomatic circles in Islamabad, the decision-makers in the powerful Pakistani establishment seem to have concluded in view of the ever-growing nexus between the Pakistani and the Afghan Taliban that they are now one and the same and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Quetta Shura Taliban (QST) could no more be treated as two separate Jihadi entities."