Burhanullah Shinwari Explained

Burhanullah Shinwari was the deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature.^{[1] [2]}

In July 2008 he led a delegation of legislators to investigate the Deh Bala wedding party bombing, an incident where American helicopter fired on a wedding party, killing 47, mostly women and children.

Notes and References

1. News: Amir Shah . Amir Shah . 2008-07-11 . 47 Afghan civilians killed by U.S. bombs, group says . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016063134/http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20080711-0458-afghanistan.html . 2012-10-16 . 2008-08-04 . . The airstrike on Sunday in Deh Bala district of Nuristan province also wounded nine civilians, said Burhanullah Shinwari, the deputy chairman of the Senate, who led the delegation..
2. News: US air strike wiped out Afghan wedding party, inquiry finds. The Guardian. James Sturcke. James Sturcke. 2008-07-11. 2008-08-04. 'We found that 47 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in the air strikes and another nine were wounded,' said Shinwari, who is also the deputy speaker of Afghanistan's senate.. 2013-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902130152/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/11/afghanistan.usa. live.