Rasul Pahlawan
Turkman military leader
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General Rasul Pahlawan was an Uzbek military leader in Afghanistan, and the brother of Uzbek leader Abdul Malik Pahlawan.
Rasul Pahlawan رسول پهلوان | |
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A painting of Pahlawan Rasul | |
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | June 1996 (aged 45–46) |
Cause of death | Killed in an ambush |
| Citizenship | Afghanistan |
| Years active | 1970-1996 |
Political party | National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan |
Rasul Pahlawan was born in Faryab Province in northern parts of Afghanistan. In June 1996, he was killed in an ambush in Mazar-i-Sharif.[1]
His brother Abdul Malik, who was a then subordinate of Uzbek warlord Rashid Dostum, blamed Dostum for the murder of Rasul Pahlawan and in order to seek vengeance entered into secret negotiations with the Taliban.[2][3]
