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The leaders of the [[Shura]] (council) were: |
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| [[Hazrat Ali]] || |
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* Based in [[Towr Kham]], a small town, in [[Nangarhar Province]], on the border with Pakistan. |
* Based in [[Towr Kham]], a small town, in [[Nangarhar Province]], on the border with Pakistan. |
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* Speculation links him to the drug trade, and to bribes that enabled al Qaeda and the Taliban's leadership to escape [[Tora Bora]]. |
* Speculation links him to the drug trade, and to bribes that enabled al Qaeda and the Taliban's leadership to escape [[Tora Bora]]. |
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* Reported to have allowed [[Osama bin Laden]] to escape from Tora Bora.<ref name=Csm20020304> |
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| [[Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader)|Abdul Qadir]] || |
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* Went to the [[Bonn Conference]] to endorse the choice of [[Hamid Karzai]] as leader of the [[Afghan Transitional Administration]]. |
* Went to the [[Bonn Conference]] to endorse the choice of [[Hamid Karzai]] as leader of the [[Afghan Transitional Administration]]. |
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* Assassinated in July 2002. |
* Assassinated in July 2002. |
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| [[Ezatullah (Sorubi)|Ezatullah]] || |
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| [[Hajji]] [[Mohammed Zaman]] || |
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| Haji [[Zaman Ghamsharik]] || |
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* Reported to have allowed [[Osama bin Laden]] to escape from Tora Bora.<ref name=Csm20020304/> |
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* Reported to have been "lured from exile" in France, by the USA.<ref name=Csm20020304/> |
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| [[Pir Baksh Bardiwal]] || |
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* The Eastern Shura's "Intelligence Chief".<ref name=Csm20020304/> |
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| Haji [[Hayat Ullah]] || |
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Revision as of 15:18, 12 September 2008
During the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan, when the United States struck at Afghanistan's Taliban regime, regional and tribal leaders rose up to oust the Taliban in Khowst Province and Nangarhar Province formed an alliance known as the Eastern Shura.[1]
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| Hazrat Ali |
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| Abdul Qadir |
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| Ezatullah | |
| Hajji Mohammed Zaman |
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| Rostom Sherzad |
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| Haji Zaman Ghamsharik |
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| Pir Baksh Bardiwal |
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| Haji Hayat Ullah |
References
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Pepe Escobar (December 7, 2001). "Taking a spin in Tora Bora". Asia Times. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d Philip Smucker. "How bin Laden got away: A day-by-day account of how Osama bin Laden eluded the world's most powerful military machine". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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"Battle for Mountains Will Be Tough". Fox News. Sunday, December 9, 2001. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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"Taliban likely preparing for guerrilla war". St Petersburg Times. October 21, 2001. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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