Ibrahim Haqqani

Ibrahim Haqqani is a citizen of Afghanistan, a prominent member of the Zadran tribe, who served with the Taliban, and was later a high level appointee of Hamid Karzai, the President who replaced the Taliban.[1][2]

He is a brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani, often described as the Taliban's Senior military leader in Afghanistan.[1][2] He defected from the Taliban in March 2002. Hamid Karzai appointed him military commander for Paktia Province shortly thereafter.

References

  1. ^ a b "Decisive push on al-Qaeda caves approaching". USA Today. 2002-03-11. http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002/03/11/usat-warnews.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  2. ^ a b "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-06-10. http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0610/p01s03d-wosc.html. Retrieved 2009-06-08.