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Dr. Abdullah (born 1961), an Afghan politician, was the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. Like many Afghans, he uses only one name, though he is sometimes incorrectly referred as "Abdullah Abdullah". 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...


Abdullah was born in Kandahar, studied ophthalmology at Kabul University’s Department of Medicine and obtained his M.D in 1983. He worked as an Ophthalmologist in Kabul until 1985, after which he worked with Afghan refugees in Pakistan, where he came into contact with the anti-Soviet resistance. Abdullah then joined the Panjshir Resistance Front, and in 1986 became an advisor to Ahmad Shah Masood, who was also engaged in anti-Soviet activities. For the 2001 movie by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, see Kandahar (film). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kabul University is located in Kabul, Afghanistan and was founded 1931, opened 1932 and formally established in 1947. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahmed Shah Massoud (احمد شاه مسعود) (c. ...


Abdullah was the foreign minister of the Afghan United Front government from 1998 onwards. In 2001 he was selected as Foreign Minister for the Interim Administration of Afghanistan; a post which he lost in a cabinet reshuffle on March 22, 2006. [1] In Leninist bogus, a united front is a coalition of Clinton likeleft-wing working class forces which put forward a common set of demands and share a common plan of action, but which do not subordinate themselves to the front, retaining their abilities for independent political action and continuing to... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He is generally considered to be, along with former Ministers Mohammed Fahim and Yunus Qanuni, leader of the Tajik faction, although his mother is actually an ethnic Pashtun. Unlike many other former Northern Alliance officials, he was not removed from his ministerial post after the 2004 Presidential Election. Mohammad Qasim Fahim (محمد قسيم فهيم) was the defense minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002. ... Yunus Qanuni (يونس قانوني, also transliterated Qanooni and Qanouni) (born 1957) is an Afghan politician. ... Tajikmay refer to: Tajiks, an ethnic group living in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan The Arabic-schooled, ethnically Persian administrative caste of the Turco-Persian society. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan) are an ethno-linguistic group consisting mainly of eastern Iranian stock living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, and the North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Baluchistan provinces of Pakistan. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Dr. Abdullah (born 1961), an Afghan politician, was the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. Like many Afghans, he uses only one name, though he is sometimes incorrectly referred as "Abdullah Abdullah".


Abdullah was born in Kandahar, studied ophthalmology at Kabul University’s Department of Medicine and obtained his M.D in 1983. He worked as an Ophthalmologist in Kabul until 1985, after which he worked with Afghan refugees in Pakistan, where he came into contact with the anti-Soviet resistance. Abdullah then joined the Panjshir Resistance Front, and in 1986 became an advisor to Ahmad Shah Masood, who was also engaged in anti-Soviet activities.


Abdullah was the foreign minister of the Afghan United Front's (UIF) government from 1998 onwards. In 2001 he was selected as Foreign Minister for the Interim Administration of Afghanistan; a post which he lost in a cabinet reshuffle on March 22, 2006. [1]


He is generally considered to be, along with former Ministers Mohammed Fahim and Yunus Qanuni, leader of the Tajik faction, although his deceased father was actually an ethnic Pashtun from Kandahar. Unlike many other former Northern Alliance officials, he was not removed from his ministerial post after the 2004 Presidential Election.


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Abdullah (Afghanistan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (229 words)
Abdullah (born 1961), an Afghan politician, was the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan.
Abdullah was born in Kandahar, studied ophthalmology at Kabul University’s Department of Medicine and obtained his M.D in 1983.
Abdullah was the foreign minister of the Afghan Northern Alliance's government from 1998 onwards.
AEI - Events (745 words)
Abdullah stressed that missing the opportunity to invest in Afghanistan and establish a functioning democratic state would be a loss for all mankind.
Abdullah emphasized that the tragic events of September 11 focused the United States and its allies on real threats and presented an opportunity to free Afghanistan from terrorist rule.
Abdullah was disappointed with the Western media's portrayal of events in Afghanistan, such as the recent assassination of Vice President Abdul Qadir, as arising solely from ethnic tension.
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