Mohammed Atta is the current governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province. He was appointed by Hamid Karzai to the position in late 2004. The ethnic Tajik Atta is known for his rivalry with Uzbek General Abdul Rashid Dostum. The tensions between Afghanistan's ethnic groups (Pashtun, Uzbek, and Tajik) sometimes produce violent conflict and political strife. A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: حامد کرزي Dari: حامد کرزی) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tajik may refer to: Tajiks, an ethnicity with dwellers in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan Tajik, one of the of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ... General Abdul Rashid Dostum (also Abdurrashid Dostum, born 1954) is the Deputy Defense Minister of Afghanistan and an Uzbek warlord. ... Location of Main Pashtun populations The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan) are an ethno-linguistic group of eastern Iranian stock, living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, the NWFP Province and Baluchistan with large colonies found in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan, and smaller communities in... Tajik may refer to: Tajiks, an ethnicity with dwellers in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan Tajik, one of the of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ...

External links

• Who Rules Afghanistan --Article from The Nation describing Atta.
• Pakistan Daily Times article describing Atta's rivalry with Abdul Rashid Dostam.
• Globalsecurity.org article mentioning Atta's role in Afghanistan's politics.