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COMMANDER // b. 1961

Bismillah Khan

generalAfghan governmentAfghan government3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1961 – c. 2026

197019801990200020102020Afghanistan War · 2001–2021 major U.S. war periodTora Bora — Dec 2001 · Islamic State of Afghanistan · Afghanistan War2021 Taliban offensive — January 1, 2021 · Islamic Republic of Afghanistan · Afghanistan WarKabul Endgame — Aug 2021 · Afghanistan · Afghanistan War

Active service 2001–2021 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 40.

Profile

Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, or Bismillah Khan, is an Afghan politician who served as the defense minister of Afghanistan from 2012 to 2015 and for two months in 2021. From 2002 to 2010, he served as Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army, and from 2010 to 2012 he held the post of Interior Minister of Afghanistan. He has an anti-Taliban background and once served as a senior commander under Ahmad Shah Massoud. Despite the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, Mohammadi claims to remain the minister of defense as part of the government of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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