Waheedullah Sabawoon
politician
Wahidullah Sabawoon is a citizen of Afghanistan who has held a variety of political and military offices.
He was one of the first and powerful commanders in resistance against Soviet occupation during 1979-1989. He has political, religious and cultural personality.
According to the Asia Times he served as a leader under Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the founder and leader of the Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin.
However, he broke down his cooperation with Hekmatyar in 1996 and joined the Northern Alliance to resist the Taliban.
The report stated that he was arrested by police and NDS then controlled by shorae nizar (jamiat-e Islami) in late 2001, when he allegedly "called a meeting of about 150 "Islamic-minded" commanders in Kabul to determine the role of Islamic forces in the post-Taliban period." But it was a propaganda and a way for Massoud's successor General Qasim Fahim to subjugate Pashtun leaders with connection to old rivals Hezb-e Islami. After the assassination of the Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, September 7, 2001 operated by Al-Qaida, instability and suspicion spread throughout the alliance, which affected hardest the pashtunes since they were associated with the Taliban. Later was cleared that his arrest was just an attempt for Shorae nizar to get rid of old rivals. Hamid Karzai later 2003 appointed Sabawoon to his cabinet and became his advisor in tribal and social affairs. Mr Sabawoon was the Northern Alliance's finance minister and for a short time, was defense minister during the mujahideen time.
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