Former head of the Northern Alliance, an Afghanistan rebel group. After the fall of the Taliban, he was elected one of three Afghan Vice Presidents. On July 6, 2002, he and his son in law were assassinated when unknown gunmen opened fire on his car. He was the brother of Abdul Haq, another Northern Alliance leader who was murdered by the Taliban.
Former head of the Northern Alliance, an Afghanistan rebel group. After the fall of the Taliban, he was elected one of three Afghan Vice Presidents. On July 6, 2002, he and his son in law were assassinated when unknown gunmen opened fire on his car. He was the brother of Abdul Haq, another Northern Alliance leader who was murdered by the Taliban.
Bio by: Erik Lander
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