Hasib Quwayi Markaz
Military commander of National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
Hasib Quwayi Markaz (28 January 1992 – 19 August 2026), also known as Hasib Panjshiri, was an Afghan Tajik military commander who served as a prominent field commander of the National Resistance Front (NRF) in northern Afghanistan.
Markaz was killed by the Afghan Taliban on 19 August 2026 in the Salang district of Parwan province, after being ambushed due to an intelligence tip-off, from one of his own companions. Hasib's body was mutilated by Taliban soldiers and displayed in the province, which drew criticism.
Early life and background
Hasib Quwayi Markaz was born on 28 January 1992 in Abdara, Panjshir province, to an ethnic Tajik family.
In 2014, after completing higher military education, he entered the special units of the National Directorate of Security (NDS). Markaz left the NDS in 2018. Later in 2019, he claimed that the NDS asked him to assassinate six of the country's elites, but he refused. After these statements, the National Security Directorate of Afghanistan issued a warrant for his arrest. In a statement, the Ministry of Interior accused Markaz of three murders. Markaz denied these accusations, claiming that the government had fabricated cases against him.
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