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Arif Khan (warlord)

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Arif Khan
DiedApril 4, 2000
Peshawar, Pakistan
Cause of deathAssassination by gunshot
AllegianceIslamic State of Afghanistan (defected)
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Battles / warsWar in Afghanistan 

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]

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]

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References

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  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.