Amanullah Khan Zadran is a citizen of

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who has held several prominent positions of power. Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and was appointed to

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as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs by Afghan President

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in December 2001. Amanullah's older brother, Pacha Khan Zadran, whose forces had always resisted the Taliban, had been briefly appointed the Governor of

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in December 2001, had fought with other tribal militia leaders, had been replaced by a newly appointed governor, and had refused to willingly surrender power. American forces eventually took a role in this local civil war, and characterized Pacha Khan Zadran a renegade, forcing him underground. The ''

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'' reported that both Amanullah and Pacha Khan were handed over to the Afghan authorities by

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i authorities in February 2004.

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