Turabaz Khan ( ps, طره بازخان; 1885–1982) was a general who served in the

Afghan National Army Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia * Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity **Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...

. He was born in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

to a Safi

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

family. He was educated at a military school in Kabul. He also served an associate to the

Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan (1884 – 26 October 1953) was a political figure in Afghanistan. Life He was the younger brother of King Mohammed Nadir Shah and the elder brother of Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan and Sardar Shah Wali Khan. Hashim put in ...

(King) Mohammed Zahir Shah’s uncle and Afghanistan’s Royal Prime Minister in 1929. He also served as Kabul’s Police Commander and Chief of Security until his retirement in 1946. He died in 1982 in Kabul. A crossroads near his house (Char-Rahi Turabaz Khan) (چهارراهی طره بازخان – شهرنو، کابل) in the Shahr Naw section of Kabul is named after him.

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Afghan military personnel Pashtun military personnel 1885 births 1981 deaths Afghan military officers {{Afghanistan-bio-stub