Abdul Hamid Khorasani
عبدالحمید خراسانی
Allegiance Taliban
RankCommander
Battles/warsRepublican insurgency in Afghanistan

Abdul Hamid Khorosani, known as Nasser Badri, is a Taliban military commander from Panjshir.

Life

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Khorosani led a Nahzat-e-Islami Muqawomat movement. Ministry of Interior Affairs put him on the wanted list for murder, extortion, hostage-taking, and drug smuggling, an accusation that he denied. On 9 January 2019, the police tried to arrest him by laying siege on his house and it failed.[1] Afghan Security forces arrested Khorosani on 25 June 2019 in Kabul for attempting violence attack in a demonstration.[2] Shortly after, he was released and expressed regret for his action.[3] Afterward, he posted a video on YouTube and Twitter, saying:

I would die but not surrender to the Taliban's. Panjsher is my home and every Talib that steps here will die.[4]

Taliban rule

In 2021, Khorosani joined the Taliban and was appointed as the security chief for Panjshir Province. NRF He survived an assassination attempt on 29 January 2022. Afterward, he released a video that threatened NRF if they still carried out attacks. In February 2022, he led the Taliban operation against NRF by searching and occupying caves and mountaintops in Panjshir Valley.[5] However, the Taliban fired Khorosani as security chief for Panjshir Province in March 2022 after releasing video that urged Hibatullah Akhundzada to dismiss Maulvi Qadratullah as Panjshir governor. He was replaced by Atiqullah Sediqi.[6][3] He later worked at the Taliban's intelligence department in Kabul.[7]

In March 2023, he was appointed as the chief of Ahmad Aba District.[8] Later, he resigned from his job due to the disputes with the Taliban leadership.[9] 2023 Afghanistan–Iran clash, in his Twitter, he warned Iran and threatened to capture Tehran.[10] In June, he fell to coma due to an accident.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Hamid, Tamim. "Five Arrested In Crackdown On Criminals". tolonews.com. Tolo News. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Khaama Press, Khaama Press. "Notorious crime kingpin Abdul Hamid alias Khurasani arrested in Kabul city". khaama.com. Khaama Press. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Wafai, Mukhtar. "فرمانده جنجالی طالبان در پنجشیر از مقامش برکنار شد". independentpersian.com. Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ↑ afghan-bios, afghan-bios. "Khorasani, Abdul Hamid Khurasani". afghan-bios.info. Afghan-Bios.
  5. ↑ Mills, Peter. "AFGHANISTAN IN REVIEW: TALIBAN AND OPPOSITION GROUPS PREPARE FOR A NEW SPRING FIGHTING SEASON IN AFGHANISTAN". understandingwar.org. Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Tolonews, Tolonews. "Khurasani Dismissed as Panjshir Security Chief: Local Officials". Tolonews.com. Tolo News. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Wafai, Mukhtar. "حمید خراسانی به ایندیپندنت فارسی: برادرم به جرم تاجیک بودن در زندان طالبان است". independentpersian.com. Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Hasrat, Ahmad Sohaib. "Khurasani named as Ahmadaba district chief in Paktia". pajhwok.com. Pajhwok. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Bayat, Saboor. "Taliban Infighting Continues: Abdul Hamid Khorasani Resigns Amidst Differences within the Taliban". Bnn. BNN. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Shah, Rizwan. "Taliban Warns Iran of Consequences, Threatens to Take Over Tehran". bnnbreaking.com. BNN. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Sabrin News, Sabrin News. "فرمانده طالبان که ایران را تهدید کرده بود به کما رفت". sharghdaily.com. Shargh Daily. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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