Hasham Watanwal | |
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Born | 1952 |
Died | Kabul | July 17, 2011
Nationality | Afghan |
Occupation | Wolesi Jirga representative |
Hasham Watanwal a representative for Uruzgan Province to Afghanistan's national legislature, the Wolesi Jirga, until he was assassinated on July 17, 2011.[1][2][3][4]
According to the Afghan Biographies profile, during the communist era he was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.[3][4] According to the profile, he is from the Tajik ethnic group, and graduated from Kabul University with a science degree.
For example, Hasham Watanwal, the representative of Uruzgan province in the Wolesi Jirga, claims his province is 90% under Taliban control. He blames this on—you guessed it—underinvestment, underdevelopment, and a sloppy western military.