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Abdul Baqi (Taliban Governor)
- There are multiple individuals named Abdul Baqi
Maulvi Mullah Abdul Baqi (b. 1962) is a senior Taliban official.[1][2] During the Taliban regime Abdul Baqi was a diplomat, Vice-Minister of Information and Culture, Governor of Khost Province and Paktika Province.
Biography[edit]
According to a report prepared for the European Union:
During 2003, Abdul Baqi was involved in anti-government military activities in the Shinwar, Achin, Naziyan and Dur Baba Districts of the Nangarhar Province. As of 2009 he was engaged in organizing militant activities throughout the eastern region, particularly in the Nangarhar Province and Jalalabad City.
Early lists of sanctioned individuals, published by the United Nations, listed two separate individuals named Abdul Baqi.[3] They listed Maulvi Abdul Baqi as a diplomat, and Mullah Abdul Baqi as Vice-Minister of Culture.
The Guardian quoted from diplomatic cables leaked by whistleblower organization WikiLeaks that described Abdul Baqi as a potential shadow governor [4]
References[edit]
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"Council implementing decision 2011/639/CFSP of 29 September 2011: implement Decision 2011/486/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan". Official Journal of the European Union. 2011-09-29. p. 2. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:257:0024:0046:EN:PDF. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
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- ↑ "Consolidated list of all entities/individuals whose accounts should be frozen in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Afghanistan (Taliban & Usama bin Laden) or terrorism". United Nations. 2001-11-07. http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2001/11/08/sanctionsconlist.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-29. mirror </li>
- ↑ John R. Bolton (2003-08-13). "Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Denied Persons Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution". Federal Register. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html. Retrieved 2011-11-29. Template:wikisource-inline </li>
- ↑ "Afghanistan war logs: Osama Bin Laden reported to have issued orders to suicide bombers in Afghanistan". The Guardian. 2010-07-25. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/afghanistan/warlogs/7708CDAE-2219-0B3F-9FFA8E46CFBBEC8B. Retrieved 2011-11-29. "If Mullah ASEM (PHON) is to be replaced, the next Taliban shadow Governor is likely to be Mullah Abdul BAQI." mirror </li> </ol>
- ↑ "Consolidated list of all entities/individuals whose accounts should be frozen in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Afghanistan (Taliban & Usama bin Laden) or terrorism". United Nations. 2001-11-07. http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2001/11/08/sanctionsconlist.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-29. mirror </li>
