Abdullah Laghmani | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director of the National Directorate of Security | |
| In office Unknown – 2 September 2009 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ~1960s |
| Died | 2 September 2009 Mihtarlam, Laghman Province, Afghanistan |
Abdullah Laghmani (1960s [1] –2 September 2009) was Deputy Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Afghanistan, and a prominent ally of President Hamid Karzai. He first served as an intelligence officer for the Northern Alliance during Taliban rule. [2] After the formation of Karzai administration in late 2001, Laghmani served as the intelligence chief of Kandahar province [3] before moving up as deputy chief. Laghmani was killed in a Taliban suicide bomb attack in Mehtar Lam, Laghman Province.
An ethnic Tajik, [4] he was particularly knowledgeable about the Taliban and the movement's mentors in Pakistan. He and his agents helped determine a possible link between the bombers who attacked the Indian Embassy in Kabul in July 2008 and the Pakistani intelligence service (ISI) in Peshawar. [2]
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^ Rahimi, Sangar, Stephen Farrell (2009-09-02).
"Deputy Chief of Intelligence Is Slain in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
Mr. Laghmani, who was in his 40s, served...
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b Bhadrakumar, M. K. (2009-09-04).
"Spooks spill blood in the Hindu Kush". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ "Taliban suspects arrested". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Taliban Suicide Strike Kills Afghan Deputy Spy Chief". NPR. Associated Press. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
Abdullah Laghmani | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director of the National Directorate of Security | |
| In office Unknown – 2 September 2009 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ~1960s |
| Died | 2 September 2009 Mihtarlam, Laghman Province, Afghanistan |
Abdullah Laghmani (1960s [1] –2 September 2009) was Deputy Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Afghanistan, and a prominent ally of President Hamid Karzai. He first served as an intelligence officer for the Northern Alliance during Taliban rule. [2] After the formation of Karzai administration in late 2001, Laghmani served as the intelligence chief of Kandahar province [3] before moving up as deputy chief. Laghmani was killed in a Taliban suicide bomb attack in Mehtar Lam, Laghman Province.
An ethnic Tajik, [4] he was particularly knowledgeable about the Taliban and the movement's mentors in Pakistan. He and his agents helped determine a possible link between the bombers who attacked the Indian Embassy in Kabul in July 2008 and the Pakistani intelligence service (ISI) in Peshawar. [2]
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^ Rahimi, Sangar, Stephen Farrell (2009-09-02).
"Deputy Chief of Intelligence Is Slain in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
Mr. Laghmani, who was in his 40s, served...
- ^
a
b Bhadrakumar, M. K. (2009-09-04).
"Spooks spill blood in the Hindu Kush". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ "Taliban suspects arrested". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Taliban Suicide Strike Kills Afghan Deputy Spy Chief". NPR. Associated Press. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-02.