Afghan Biographies

Removed Afghan Army Generals


Name Removed Afghan Army Generals
Ethnic backgr.
Date of birth
Function/Grade Generals with uncleared wealth background
History and Biodata

A number of Afghan National Army generals, removed from their posts by the incumbent government, have been found to be living the high-life in Kabul mansions, which officials say cost far more than what their monthly salaries would have covered.(20170512)



Army generals are paid a monthly salary of between 40,000 and 60,000 Afs.
 


One former general, Sayed Waqif Shah Saeedi was fired a month ago but built a mansion in Kabul. Saeedi had been a personnel officer at the Ministry of Defense.
 
Another general who lives in a luxurious house at Qargha Lake in Kabul is General Aziz Amarkhail. He was once the head of the office of former defense minister Abdul Rahim Wardak.
 
Gen. Saboor, a former intelligence officer for the Afghan Air Force is yet another mansion-owner, as is 
ex-army chief Gen. Qadam Shah Shaheem who has a big orchard in a suburb of Kabul city.
 
Genral Shah Aqa Haidari, the former head of the procurement office of the defense ministry is another ex-army general with a mansion in Kabul. He was removed from his job over corruption allegations.
  


After assuming office in 2014, President Ashraf Ghani suspended the following officials from their jobs:
 
Lieutenant Gen. Mohibullah
, former deputy minister of defense
.
Major Gen. Shah Aqa Haidari, a logistics officer for the Afghan National Army.
Major Gen. Abdullah Obaid, head of logistics, technical and financial department of the MoD. 

Brigadier Gen. Abdul Rahman Ghori, head of procurement and sales at the MoD
.
Brigadier Gen. Ehsanullah, head of financial, technical and maintenance department of the MoD
.
Gen. Noor Khan Haidari, economic advisor to the MoD.
 

Last Modified 2017-11-25
Established 2017-11-25