Sher Malang

Sher Malang was a governor of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan under the Taliban government.

Malang is remembered by locals for burning a local library, beating people with a stick, and believing the local people to be Shi'a (and thus heretics per Taliban belief) due to their proximity to Iran.[1]

Preceded by
Mullah Ghani		 Governor of Nimruz Province
1995–? 		Succeeded by
Mullah Muhammad Rasul

References

  1. ↑ Robert D. Crews, Amin Tarzi. The Taliban and the crisis of Afghanistan. Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 0-674-02690-X, 9780674026902. Pg 185-187



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