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Dr. '''Abdullah''' (born [[1961]]), an [[Afghan]] politician, was the [[Foreign Minister]] of [[Afghanistan]]. Like many Afghans, he uses only one name, though he is sometimes referred as "Abdullah Abdullah".<ref>Suellentrop, Chris. "[http://www.slate.com/?id=2060438 Abdullah? Or Abdullah Abdullah?]", ''Slate'', January 4, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2007.</ref> |
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Abdullah was born in [[Panjshir]], studied [[ophthalmology]] at [[Kabul University|Kabul University’s]] Department of Medicine and obtained his M.D in [[1983]]. He worked as an Ophthalmologist in Kabul until [[1985]], after which he worked with [[Afghan refugees]] in Pakistan, where he came into contact with the anti-Soviet resistance. Abdullah then joined the Panjshir Resistance Front, and in [[1986]] became an advisor to [[Ahmad Shah Massoud]], who was also engaged in anti-Soviet activities. |
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Abdullah was the foreign minister of the [[United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan|Afghan United Front]] government from [[1998]] onwards. Following the assassination of Massoud in 2001, he became one of the three dominant figures in the Northern Alliance and later the [[Afghan_Transitional_Administration|Transitional Afghan Government]] along with Mohammed Fahim and Yunus Qanuni. In [[2001]] he was selected as Foreign Minister for the Interim Administration of Afghanistan; a post which he lost in a cabinet reshuffle on [[March 22]], [[2006]].<ref name=060322>{{cite news |
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| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4833202.stm |
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| date=Wednesday, [[March 22]] [[2006]] |
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| title=Afghan foreign minister loses job |
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| publisher=[[BBC]] |
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| accessdate=January 17 |
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| accessyear=2007 |
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He is generally considered to be, along with former Ministers [[Mohammed Fahim]] and [[Yunus Qanuni]], a leader of the [[Tajik]] faction, although his mother is actually an ethnic [[Pashtun]]. Unlike many other former Northern Alliance officials, he was not removed from his ministerial post immediately after the [[2004]] Presidential Election. |
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== References == |
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== External links== |
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*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=iHum9I-HbZU Al Jazeera English on Youtube - ''Dr Abdullah: Against All Odds'' Part 1], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=dJfrtP5Y8VE Part 2] |
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