Mali Khan Explained

Haji Mali Khan
Native Name:Pushto; Pashto: حاجي مالي خان
Office:Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan
Term Start:4 March 2022
1Blankname:Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
1Namedata:Qari Fasihuddin
Office1:Governor of Logar
Term Start1:7 November 2021
Term End1:14 March 2022
Predecessor1:Muhammad Ali Jan Ahmad
Successor1:Maulvi Inayatullah
Primeminister1:Hasan Akhund
1Blankname1:Emir
Nationality: Afghanistan

Haji Mali Khan (Pushto; Pashto: حاجي مالي خان) is an Afghan Taliban politician, and former military commander. Khan has served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces since 4 March 2022.[1] From 7 November 2021 to 14 March 2022, he served as governor of Logar Province.[2] Prior to his governmental service, he was considered one of the leaders of the Haqqani network, a "semi-autonomous" offshoot of the Taliban.[3]

Life

Mali Khan is a Pashtun from the Zadran tribe.[4] His sister is the mother of five of Jalaludin Haqqani's sons[5] and hence Mali Khan is uncle to Sirajuddin Haqqani.[6] [7]

Mali Khan was a senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan,[8] in charge of troop movements and support between the North Waziristan District in Pakistan and the Loya Paktia (the Khost, Paktia, and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan).[9] [10] [11] In the 2009–2010, Mali Khan established bases for Haqqani fighters in the Mangal tribal areas of Paktia Province. During this time he promoted the movement of Taliban forces from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Among his duties was acting as an emissary between Baitullah Mehsud and the Haqqanis.[12] He was captured by ISAF forces on 27 September 2011, during a raid in Musakhel District, a Haqqani network stronghold in Khost Province. He was released in a prisoner swap in November 2019.[13] Several mounths after his release he was reported back at work for the Haqqani network, in military coordination and logistics.[14]

When the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was re-established, following the withdrawal of NATO troops in August 2021, Mali Khan became part of the Afghan government and was appointed as governor of Logar Province.[15] [16]

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Notes and References

  1. News: ps: په یو شمیر وزارتونو، قول اردو ګانو اوولایتونو کې نوې ټاکنې وشوې . New elections were held for a number of ministries, corps and provinces . 4 March 2022 . Pajhwok Network . https://pajhwok.com/ps/2022/03/04/%D9%BE%D9%87-%DB%8C%D9%88-%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%8C-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88-%DA%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%88%D9%84/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303221614/https://pajhwok.com/ps/2022/03/04/%D9%BE%D9%87-%DB%8C%D9%88-%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%8C-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88-%DA%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%88%D9%84/ . 3 March 2022 . live .
  2. Web site: ps:د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول. New governors and police chiefs have been appointed for about 20 provinces . ps . 7 November 2021 . Azam News . http://azamnews.com/?p=108148 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107145754/http://azamnews.com/?p=108148 . 7 November 2021 . live .
  3. News: Senior Haqqani commander captured in Afghanistan . 1 October 2011 . France 24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002235244/https://www.france24.com/en/20111001-afghanistan-nato-forces-capture-haqqani-commander-taliban-haji-mali-khan . 2 October 2011 . live .
  4. News: Once wanted terrorists, now Taliban are prominent members of 2021 . 28 August 2021 . The Economic Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828140626/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/once-wanted-terrorists-now-taliban-are-prominent-members-of-2021/articleshow/85712428.cms . 28 August 2021 . live .
  5. Web site: Hock . Isaac . Dressler . Jeffrey . November 2011 . Haqqani network family tree . Institute for the . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505064416/https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Haqqani_FamilyTree_Update.pdf . 5 May 2021 . live .
  6. News: Haqqani leader captured in Afghanistan. 1 October 2011 . Financial Times . subscription . 21 October 2011 .
  7. News: NATO: Haqqani Leader Captured in Afghanistan . 1 October 2011 . NPR . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043542/http://www.npr.org/2011/10/01/140973497/nato-senior-haqqani-leader-captured-in-afghanistan . 2 October 2011 . dead .
  8. News: 30 June 2011 . Nato 'kills senior Haqqani militant in Afghanistan' . BBC News .
  9. Web site: Haji Mali Khan . Afghan Biographies .
  10. Book: Brown . Vahid . Rassler . Don . 2013 . Fountainhead of Jihad: The Haqqani Nexus, 1973-2012 . Oxford, England . Oxford University Press . 139 . 978-0-19-936537-1 .
  11. Semple . Michael . 2011 . How the Haqqani Network is Expanding from Waziristan . Foreign Affairs . 90 . 5 . subscription . 12 November 2021 .
  12. Web site: Roggio . Bill . 1 November 2011 . US adds senior Haqqani Network leader to terrorist list . The Long War Journal . Foundation for Defense of Democracies . https://web.archive.org/web/20111103193812/http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/11/us_adds_senior_haqqa.php . 3 November 2011 . live .
  13. News: Zucchino . David . Goldman . Adam . 19 November 2019 . Two Western Hostages Are Freed in Afghanistan in Deal with Taliban . The New York Times . subscription .
  14. News: fa:مالی خان فرمانده رها شده طالبان دوباره به صفوف جنگ برگشته است . Released Taliban commander Mali Khan has returned to the battlefield . fa . 13 April 2020 . Jomhor News . Afghanistan . http://www.jomhornews.com/fa/news/126890/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413135806/http://www.jomhornews.com/fa/news/126890/ . 13 April 2020 . live .
  15. News: Ahmadzai . Asif . 8 November 2021 . New governors named for 17 provinces . en . Pajhwok Afghan News . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108054257/https://pajhwok.com/2021/11/08/new-governors-named-for-17-provinces/ . 8 November 2021 . live .
  16. Web site: Top Haqqani Network leader named Taliban governor of Logar . The Long War Journal . Foundation for Defense of Democracies . 10 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110171953/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/11/top-haqqani-network-leader-named-taliban-governor-of-logar.php . 10 November 2021 . live .

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