Yasin Zia
Yasin Zia was the governor of Takhar Province in Afghanistan from October 2015 to May 2017.[1][2] He was promoted to Deputy Defense Minister on March 27, 2019,[3] and became the Army Chief of Staff in 2020.[4] Zia has also served as the deputy director general of NDS for operations.
General Yasin Zia | |
|---|---|
یاسین ضیا | |
| Army Chief of Staff | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2020 | |
| Governor of Takhar | |
| In office October 2015 – May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Ethnicity | Tajik |
As deputy general, one of the things Yasin Zia did was to push Taliban insurgents away from Takhar Province's capital of Taloqan. The Taliban were six miles away and had launched an assault last month.[5]
References
- "New Takhar governor to fight corruption, terrorism". www.pajhwok.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Takhar Governor Yasin Zia Steps Down". TOLOnews. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Dr Zia Yasin Appointed As Deputy Defense Minister". reporterly.net. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- Shukla, Ashish (6 July 2020). "Who is General Yasin Zia, Afghanistan's newly-appointed Army Chief of General Staff". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- George, Susannah (18 October 2019). "After dodging a Taliban assault, northeast Afghanistan braces for resurgence". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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