Rahmatullah Raufi
Major General Rahmatullah Raufi is a former governor of Kandahar from August 2008 until he was sacked on December 4, 2008.[1] Before that he was a senior military commander of the Afghan National Army presently commanding the 205th Corps, which is responsible for Afghanistan's restive southern provinces. He was the main Afghan commander of government forces in Operation Mountain Thrust.
He was replaced by Afghan-Canadian academic Tooryalai Wesa.[2]
References
- ↑ "Kandahar Governor Rahmatullah Raufi fired". Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ↑ Rennine, Steve. Canadian Press, Appointment of Canadian to govern Kandahar confirmed, December 18, 2008
Preceded by Asadullah Khalid |
Governor of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan 2005–2008 |
Succeeded by Tooryalai Wesa |
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