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Abdul Saboor Qani

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Lieutenant General
Abdul Saboor Qani
عبدالصبور قانع،
Governor of Herat
In office
15 June 2021 – 13 August 2021
Preceded byWahid Qatali
Succeeded byvacant
Senior Deputy Minister of the Interior
In office
18 January 2020 – 13 June 2021

Abdul Saboor Qani (Dari: عبدالصبور قانع،) is an Afghan politician and former governor of Herat Province. Appointed 15 June 2021,[1] he was the governor during the 2021 Taliban offensive and surrendered to the Taliban on 13 August 2021 after the Fall of Herat.[2] The day before, he said that Taliban attacks had been pushed back.[3] Qani was previously the senior deputy minister for the Ministry of Interior Affairs for a year and a half.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "General Abdusaboor Qani was introduced and took office as Herat Governor". 15 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Taliban Seize Herat City in Western Afghanistan". TOLOnews. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Taliban Attacks in Herat and Badghis Pushed Back: Officials". TOLOnews. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Ghani replaces Wahid Qatali, Saboor Qani appointed as the new Herat governor". The Khaama Press News Agency. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ Sajia (19 January 2020). "Abdul Saboor Qane Appointed as Senior Deputy Minister of Interior for Security". The Killid Group. Retrieved 31 August 2021.