Baghlani

I asked them for their view of Baghlani as governor—and I was shocked to learn that some of them knew that he was actually a famous war criminal named Bashir Baghlani, who supported the fugitive warlord Hekmatyar.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

The people of Farah had already protested the appointment of Governor Baghlani.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

I called Minister Jalali and told him that people were very angry over his choice and that they rejected this criminal, Baghlani.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

I told him that Bashir Baghlani, the new governor he had sent to replace Abdul Hai Nemati, was even worse.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

They even wondered if Baghlani had been sent to kill me.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

So it was very surprising to the elders and me when, a few days later, Bashir Baghlani was sent out to be governor of Farah.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

One day late in the spring, Interior Minister Jalali called and told me that they had a plan to assign a man named Yousif Baghlani as governor of Farah.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

They said that Bashir Baghlani, the infamous warlord whom Karzai had appointed as the new governor of Farah, had planned the attack.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

The elders became very angry at the government and refused to accept Baghlani as governor.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

The attack in Baghlani Jadid District, in Baghlan province came as worshipers left a mosque after Eid prayers and streamed toward a funeral outside.

NYT > Home Page By ROD NORDLAND 2011