Mohammad Rozi is an
Uzbek fugitive wanted for shooting three Australian troops serving in southern
Afghanistan and two
Afghan National Army
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. He is also wanted for a murder case that took place in northern Afghanistan during the 1990s.
Background
Rozi is from the remote Uzbek-dominated
Hazar Sumuch District
Hazar Sumuch District is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The district was split-off from Taluqan District. Most people in the district work in agriculture. In late 2018, Hazar Sumuch was considered to be government influenced as opp ...
in northern
Takhar province of Afghanistan. Ghulam Sakhi, district chief of Hazar Sumuch, described Rozi as "a bad and grumpy boy.
According to the
Afghan Ministry of Defense, Rozi has joined the Afghan National Army in or about 2005.
November 2011 incident at Tarin Kowt
On November 9, 2011, Rozi was at a small patrol base about 30 km northeast of Tarin Kowt where he shot and wounded three Australians soldiers. Two Afghan colleagues also suffered minor wounds in the attack.
See also
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List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
This is a list of fugitives from justice, notable people who disappeared or evaded capture while being sought by law enforcement agencies in connection with a crime, and who are currently sought or were sought for the duration of their presume ...
References
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Afghan expatriates in Pakistan
Fugitives
Living people
Afghan Uzbek people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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