Qadir, Abdul Politicians Politics Society and Culture

Abdul Qadir, vice-president in Hamid Karzai's Transitional Government since June 2002, was assassinated at the age of 48 in Kabul on July 6, 2002. Three years later he joined the Tajik and Uzbek-dominated Northern Alliance. His presence in the alliance ensured its influence in the Pashtun east. After the fall of the Taliban in November 2001, he resumed his post as governor of Nangarhar, and joined the first Interim Administration (December 2001-June 2002) as urban development minister.

• Abdul Qadir - Obituary of the murdered politician.
• A Powerful Figure In and Out of Afghanistan - Portrait of the murdered vice president Hajji Abdul Qadir. New York Times, US (free registration necessary).
• Former Anti-Taliban Commander Haji Abdul Qadir Stresses Ethnic Harmony - Interview conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard.

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