Arif Khan

Arif Khan or Mohammad Arif Khan was a Mujahideen warlord in Afghanistan and Pashtun leader from the village of Zakhel. He was a military commander and the Taliban governor of Kunduz province.[1] An account indicated that he might have served under or was associated with the militant commander Eshan-Sayad Mirza.[2]

This article is about the Taliban commander. For the Afghan cricketer, see Arif Khan (cricketer). For the Indian politician and current governor of Kerala, see Arif Mohammad Khan.

Khan was reportedly killed on April 4, 2000.[3] His death came with the killing of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commanders Ghulam Rasool Khan, Ghulam Rasool Dar, and Saif-ur-Rehman Bajwa.[4]

See also

References
  1. Clements, Frank; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2003). Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 322. ISBN 978-1-85109-402-8.
  2. Bowersox, Gary W. (2004). The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan. Honolulu, HI: GeoVision, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 0-9747323-1-1.
  3. "Afghan governor shot dead". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. Behera, Navnita Chadha (2007). Demystifying Kashmir. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. p. 167. ISBN 0-8157-0860-2.


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