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{{Short description|Afghan politician (1947–2021)}} |
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[[File:Qazi Muhammad Amin Waqad (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Qazi Amin Waqad in May 2011]] |
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'''Qazi Amin Waqad''' is a citizen of [[Afghanistan]] who has held a variety of political and military offices.<ref name=AsiaTimes2004-04-21> |
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'''Qazi Muhammad Amin Waqad''' (1947 – June 14, 2021) was an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] politician who has held a variety of political and military offices.<ref name=AsiaTimes2004-04-21>{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/FD21Ag01.html|title=Assault on Afghanistan's political soul|publisher=Asia Times|author=Syed Saleem Shahzad|date=2004-04-21|access-date= 2009-02-10|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516192305/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/FD21Ag01.html|archive-date=May 16, 2008}} </ref> |
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An ethnic [[Mohmand]] [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] from [[Nangrahar Province]], Qazi Amin attended a [[madrasah]] in [[Pakistan]], before graduating at the Islamic Law Faculty of [[Kabul University]]. While at university, he became an active member of the [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[Muslim Youth]] movement.<ref name="Edwards1">{{cite book|last=Edwards|first=David|title=Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad|year=2002|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=978-0-520-22861-0|pages=178–179}}</ref> In 1975, following the repression of the Islamist movement by [[Daoud Khan]], Qazi Amin escaped to [[Peshawar]].<ref>Edwards, p. 218</ref> During the late 1970s and early 1980s he served several times as leader of [[Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin]], though he was more often deputy leader to [[Gulbuddin Hekmatyar]]. In 1985, he quit HIG and founded his own party, which had only a limited influence. After the fall of the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan]] in 1992, he held an appointment as Minister of Communications from 1994 to 1997.<ref name="Edwards1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mcit.gov.af/en/node/6949|title=About the Ministry|work=Afghan Ministry of Communications and IT|access-date=2022-02-25}}</ref> |
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According to the ''[[Asia Times]]'' he was one of the most powerful leaders in the [[Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin]], prior to the emergence of the Taliban.<ref name=AsiaTimes2004-04-21/> |
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Later, he became a leading member of the [[United National Front (Afghanistan)|National Front]], a political party opposed to the Karzai administration.<ref>{{cite news|last=Waliullah Rahmani|title=Afghanistan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: An Interview with Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad|publisher=Jamestown Foundation|date=May 3, 2007}}</ref> |
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[[Hamid Karzai]] appointed Qazi Amin Waqad his [[Minister of Justice]].<ref name=AsiaTimes2004-04-21/> |
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Since the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|U.S. led invasion]] of Afghanistan, Waqad has faced unsuccessful assassination attempts on his life by the [[Taliban]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Qazi Amin Waqad assesses the threat from Hizb-e Islami|url=http://kabulcenter.org/?p=91|publisher=Kabul Center for Strategic Studies|date=October 1, 2007|access-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref> including one in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.khaama.com/key-hezb-e-islami-member-escapes-assassination-attempt-in-kabul-city-03377/|title=Key Hezb-e-Islami member escapes assassination attempt in Kabul city|work=Khaama Press|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> |
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Waqad died on June 14, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistantimes.af/karzai-saddened-by-death-of-prominent-afghan-scholar-amin-waqad/|title=Karzai saddened by death of prominent Afghan scholar Amin Waqad|work=Afghanistan Times|date=June 15, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TOLOnews/posts/5887159591324733|title=Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad|work=TOLOnews|date=2021-06-14|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref> |
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Qazi Muhammad Amin Waqad (1947 – June 14, 2021) was an Afghan politician who has held a variety of political and military offices.[1]
An ethnic Mohmand Pashtun from Nangrahar Province, Qazi Amin attended a madrasah in Pakistan, before graduating at the Islamic Law Faculty of Kabul University. While at university, he became an active member of the Islamist Muslim Youth movement.[2] In 1975, following the repression of the Islamist movement by Daoud Khan, Qazi Amin escaped to Peshawar.[3] During the late 1970s and early 1980s he served several times as leader of Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin, though he was more often deputy leader to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. In 1985, he quit HIG and founded his own party, which had only a limited influence. After the fall of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1992, he held an appointment as Minister of Communications from 1994 to 1997.[2][4]
Later, he became a leading member of the National Front, a political party opposed to the Karzai administration.[5]
Since the U.S. led invasion of Afghanistan, Waqad has faced unsuccessful assassination attempts on his life by the Taliban,[6] including one in 2017.[7]
Waqad died on June 14, 2021.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Syed Saleem Shahzad (2004-04-21). "Assault on Afghanistan's political soul". Asia Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Edwards, David (2002). Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 178–179. ISBN 978-0-520-22861-0.
- ^ Edwards, p. 218
- ^ "About the Ministry". Afghan Ministry of Communications and IT. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ Waliullah Rahmani (May 3, 2007). "Afghanistan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: An Interview with Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad". Jamestown Foundation.
- ^ "Qazi Amin Waqad assesses the threat from Hizb-e Islami". Kabul Center for Strategic Studies. October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ^ "Key Hezb-e-Islami member escapes assassination attempt in Kabul city". Khaama Press. September 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Karzai saddened by death of prominent Afghan scholar Amin Waqad". Afghanistan Times. June 15, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad". TOLOnews. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-02-01.