Abdul Baqi Turkistani is a citizen of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
who has served as both a militia leader and a politician.
He was a subordinate of
Afghan Northern Alliance leader
General Dostum
Abdul Rashid Dostum ( ; prs, عبدالرشید دوستم; Uzbek Latin: , Uzbek Cyrillic: , ; born 25 March 1954) is an Afghan exiled politician, former Marshal in the Afghan National Army, founder and leader of the political party Junbish- ...
during the civil war with the
Taliban
The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pasht ...
.
When trying to negotiate an exchange of prisoners he was himself taken captive by the Taliban.
He was a running mate of
Nasrullah Arsalai during
Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential election.
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Afghan politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)