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{{Short description|Afghan politician}}
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|office= [[List of governors of Parwan|Governor of Parwan Province]], [[Afghanistan]]
| office = [[List of governors of Farah|Governor]] of [[Farah Province|Farah]]
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| term_start = January 28, 2018
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|term_end= 8 June 2015
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| predecessor = [[Muhammad Arif Shah Jahan]]
|successor= [[Mohammad Asim Asim]]
| president = [[Ashraf Ghani]]
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|birth_place= [[Salang District]], [[Parwan Province]], [[Afghanistan]]
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'''Abdul Basir Salangi''' or ''Abdul Baseer Salangi'' is the ethnic [[Tajiks|Tajik]] former Governor of [[Parwan Province]] in [[Afghanistan]],<ref name="Mail" /> and was a commander in the [[Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996)|Afghan Civil War]], aligned with [[Jamiat-e Islami]] and [[Ahmad Shah Massoud]]. Additionally, he was chief of Kabul after the fall of the Taliban until he was replaced by [[General Baba Jan]] after being indicted in the Shinpur scandal.
'''Abdul Basir Salangi''' or ''Abdul Baseer Salangi'', born on 8 August 1962 in [[Parwan]], is the ethnic [[Tajiks|Tajik]] current Governor of [[Farah province]] in [[Afghanistan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=3473&task=view&total=3384&start=2708&Itemid=2|title=Abdul Basir Salangi|website=www.afghan-bios.info|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref>
<ref name="Mail" /> and was a commander in the [[Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996)|Afghan Civil War]], aligned with [[Jamiat-e Islami]] and [[Ahmad Shah Massoud]]. Additionally, he was chief of Kabul after the fall of the Taliban until he was replaced by [[General Baba Jan]] after being indicted in the Shinpur scandal.


==Karzai administration==
==Karzai administration==
Following the fall of the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Taliban government]] in 2001, Salangi was appointed as the chief of police for Kabul. However the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission accused him of bulldozing 300 poor houses in the Shinpur district of Kabul and making room for warlords to put their houses.<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/148353441.html?dids=148353441:148353441&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+12%2C+2002&author=Mark+Memmott&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Afghanistan+doing+just+fine%2C+thank+you+%3B+Violence+not+as+rampant+as+reported%2C+officials+say&pqatl=google Afghanistan doing just fine, thank you ; Violence not as rampant as reported, officials say]. ''[[USA Today]]''. August 12, 2002.</ref> Following this Salangi was removed from his post and assigned as Police Chief of the volatile [[Wardak Province]] where he stayed until 2005. In 2008 Salangi was posted as governor of Parwan.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
Following the fall of the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Taliban government]] in 2001, Salangi was appointed as the chief of police for Kabul. However the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission accused him of bulldozing 300 poor houses in the Shinpur district of Kabul and making room for warlords to put their houses.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104101215/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/148353441.html?dids=148353441:148353441&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+12,+2002&author=Mark+Memmott&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Afghanistan+doing+just+fine,+thank+you+%3B+Violence+not+as+rampant+as+reported,+officials+say&pqatl=google Afghanistan doing just fine, thank you; Violence not as rampant as reported, officials say]. ''[[USA Today]]''. August 12, 2002.</ref> Following this Salangi was removed from his post and assigned as Police Chief of the volatile [[Wardak Province]] where he stayed until 2005. In 2008 Salangi was posted as governor of Parwan.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}


In 2010, as governor, he directed rescue efforts in the region after an [[avalanche]] struck the province.<ref name="Mail">[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26706959-954,00.html More bodies recovered from Afghan avalanche]. ''[[The Courier-Mail|Courier Mail]]''. February 10, 2010.</ref>
In 2010, as governor, he directed rescue efforts in the region after an [[avalanche]] struck the province.<ref name="Mail">[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26706959-954,00.html More bodies recovered from Afghan avalanche]. ''[[The Courier-Mail|Courier Mail]]''. February 10, 2010.</ref>


===Assassination attempts===
===Assassination attempts===
Salangi has been a target of assassinations like many other Afghan politicians and government officials. On August 14, 2011, a team of about six suicide bombers launched a coordinated assault on the governor's palace in [[Charikar]]. Although Salangi survived the high-profile assassination, 19 other people were killed in the incident. The attack began with a car bomb explosion outside the front gate of his palace followed by suicide bombers storming in and blowing themselves up in the compound. Gen. Abdul Jalil Rahimi of the [[Afghan National Police]] said he was at a meeting with Salangi, [[Afghan National Army|Afghan army]] and police officials, and at least two NATO police advisers, when the assault began. He further said that "two of the bombers were able to get into the building of the governor's house", but were killed before they could reach their main targets. As usual, the [[Taliban]] claimed responsibility.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/19-dead-attack-afghan-governors-compound-094410521.html |title=19 dead in attack on Afghan governor's compound |date=}}</ref>
Salangi has been a target of assassinations like many other Afghan politicians and government officials. On August 14, 2011, a team of about six suicide bombers launched a coordinated assault on the governor's palace in [[Charikar]]. Although Salangi survived the high-profile assassination, 19 other people were killed in the incident. The attack began with a car bomb explosion outside the front gate of his palace followed by suicide bombers storming in and blowing themselves up in the compound. Gen. Abdul Jalil Rahimi of the [[Afghan National Police]] said he was at a meeting with Salangi, [[Afghan National Army|Afghan army]] and police officials, and at least two NATO police advisers, when the assault began. He further said that "two of the bombers were able to get into the building of the governor's house", but were killed before they could reach their main targets. As usual, the [[Taliban]] claimed responsibility.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/19-dead-attack-afghan-governors-compound-094410521.html |title=19 dead in attack on Afghan governor's compound }}</ref>

==Second Resistance==
In January 2021, while addressing a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 14 January 1989 massacre<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-26|title=Salang Massacre Victims Remembered|url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/salang-massacre-victims-remembered|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-17|website=[[TOLOnews]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126125157/http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/salang-massacre-victims-remembered |archive-date=2017-01-26 }}</ref> in the [[Salang District|Salang district]] of central [[Parwan Province]], Salangi said that 'if the Taliban were unwilling to embrace peace, the people of Afghanistan would form a second resistance front against them'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tanha|first=Farid|date=2021-01-26|title=‘Taliban to face 2nd resistance if unwilling to make peace’|url=https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/26/taliban-to-face-2nd-resistance-if-unwilling-to-make-peace/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-17|website=[[Pajhwok Afghan News]]|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126150920/https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/26/taliban-to-face-2nd-resistance-if-unwilling-to-make-peace/ |archive-date=2021-01-26 }}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 9 October 2024

Abdul Basir Salangi
عبدالبصیر سالنگی
Abdul Basir Salangi speaking in 2011
Governor of Farah
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 28, 2018
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byMuhammad Arif Shah Jahan
Governor of Parwan
In office
6 May 2009 – 8 June 2015
Succeeded byMohammad Asim Asim
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Salang, Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Political partyJamiat-e Islami
EthnicityTajik

Abdul Basir Salangi or Abdul Baseer Salangi, born on 8 August 1962 in Parwan, is the ethnic Tajik current Governor of Farah province in Afghanistan,[1] [2] and was a commander in the Afghan Civil War, aligned with Jamiat-e Islami and Ahmad Shah Massoud. Additionally, he was chief of Kabul after the fall of the Taliban until he was replaced by General Baba Jan after being indicted in the Shinpur scandal.

Karzai administration

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Following the fall of the Taliban government in 2001, Salangi was appointed as the chief of police for Kabul. However the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission accused him of bulldozing 300 poor houses in the Shinpur district of Kabul and making room for warlords to put their houses.[3] Following this Salangi was removed from his post and assigned as Police Chief of the volatile Wardak Province where he stayed until 2005. In 2008 Salangi was posted as governor of Parwan.[citation needed]

In 2010, as governor, he directed rescue efforts in the region after an avalanche struck the province.[2]

Assassination attempts

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Salangi has been a target of assassinations like many other Afghan politicians and government officials. On August 14, 2011, a team of about six suicide bombers launched a coordinated assault on the governor's palace in Charikar. Although Salangi survived the high-profile assassination, 19 other people were killed in the incident. The attack began with a car bomb explosion outside the front gate of his palace followed by suicide bombers storming in and blowing themselves up in the compound. Gen. Abdul Jalil Rahimi of the Afghan National Police said he was at a meeting with Salangi, Afghan army and police officials, and at least two NATO police advisers, when the assault began. He further said that "two of the bombers were able to get into the building of the governor's house", but were killed before they could reach their main targets. As usual, the Taliban claimed responsibility.[4]

Second Resistance

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In January 2021, while addressing a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 14 January 1989 massacre[5] in the Salang district of central Parwan Province, Salangi said that 'if the Taliban were unwilling to embrace peace, the people of Afghanistan would form a second resistance front against them'.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Abdul Basir Salangi". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. ^ a b More bodies recovered from Afghan avalanche. Courier Mail. February 10, 2010.
  3. ^ Afghanistan doing just fine, thank you; Violence not as rampant as reported, officials say. USA Today. August 12, 2002.
  4. ^ "19 dead in attack on Afghan governor's compound".
  5. ^ "Salang Massacre Victims Remembered". TOLOnews. 2017-01-26. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  6. ^ Tanha, Farid (2021-01-26). "'Taliban to face 2nd resistance if unwilling to make peace'". Pajhwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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