Assadullah Wafa
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Assadullah Wafa is the governor of the Kunar Province of Afghanistan and a previous governor of the Paktia Province where he was succeeded by Hakim Taniwal. His first name is sometimes spelled Asadullah. He was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Assadullah is best known for his time as governor of Paktia when he led a group of tribal elders to work with the United States government to establish an amnesty program for Taleban fighters in an attempt to bring an end to the fighting by separating the rank-and-file troops from their leadership. It is unclear whether this specific program ever went ahead, but he was subsequently transferred to Kunar to continue his work by negotiating with the local Hezb-I-Islami group.
He was also governor of Kunar during the June 29, 2005 shooting down of a Chinook helicopter in the Kunar province, the largest to date single day death-toll (16) by American troops in the region. He subsequently reported that the United States launch a retaliation strike against a Taleban base in the area, killing 18 women and children.
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External links
- [New York times article]
- [Reuters]
- [List of Governors of Afghanistan]
- [Pakistan News - Mentioning his transfer from Paktia to Kunar]
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