Raz Mohammed Dalili (born 1959) was the former

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Paktia Province Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly ...

in Afghanistan from 2002 until 2004. His arrival as

in the capital

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was delayed as local militia leader, and previous governor,

Pacha Khan Zadran Pacha Khan Zadran ( ps, پاچا خان ځدراڼ) is a militia leader and a politician in the southeast of Afghanistan. He was an ex anti-Soviet-fighter militia leader who played a role in driving the Taliban from Paktia Province in the 2001 inva ...

refused to let him into the city of Dalili eventually successfully served for two years. He is an ethnic Pashtun.

Role in the death in custody of Jamal Naseer

An 18-year-old Afghan militia soldier, named Jamal Naseer, was captured with seven other militia-men in March 2003. Members of the Green Beret team who captured Naseer and his comrades were under investigation because it was alleged that they hid his death, colluded and falsified their reports. '' CBS News'' reported, on September 21, 2004, that former Paktia Governor Dalili confirmed that he had requested a

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officer named "Mike" to apprehend militia soldiers who were conducting illegal roadblocks, on the

Khost Khōst ( ps, خوست) is the capital of Khost Province in Afghanistan. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia. To the south and east of Khost lie Waziristan and Kurram ...

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highway, and extorting money from travelers. ''CBS News'' identified Dalili as the current Governor of

Wardak Province Maidan Wardak (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Wardag or Wardak, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central region of Afghanistan. It is divided into eight districts and has a population of approximately 500,00 The capita ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalili, Raz Mohammed Living people Governors of Paktia Province Governors of Maidan Wardak Province 1959 births