Gul Aqa Nahib
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A Brigadier General in the Afghan National Army, Gul Aqa Nahib (also, "Nahibi", "Naebi", or simply "Gul Aqa") served as second-in-command to transitional Defence Minister Mohammed Fahim in 2002[1] and is currently in charge of 12,000 troops overseeing operations in Kandahar.[2]
He joined the army in 1965[3]
His formal position is as commander of the Afghan 205th Corps, based out of Kandahar Airport,[4] and he is in charge of operations for Southern Afghanistan.
On September 9 2007, he reported that insurgent forces were no longer able to beat ANA troops in combat.[5]
He speaks Dari, in addition to his native Pashto[6] and supports the idea of conscription.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Concern Over Tajik "Control" of New Army
- ^ globeandmail.com: World
- ^ IPS - Inter Press Service
- ^ Afghanistan: National Army Short Of Everything But Spirit - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY
- ^ Afghanistan: National Army Short Of Everything But Spirit - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY
- ^ Afghanistan’s weakest link