Afghanistan: Information on Pashtun sub-clans in Kandahar and whether the Naser sub-clan are being targeted by the leader of the Ali-Kozai sub-clan, Mullah Naqeeb
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AFG16568.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: Information on Pashtun sub-clans in Kandahar and whether the Naser sub-clan are being targeted by the leader of the Ali-Kozai sub-clan, Mullah Naqeeb, 1 February 1994, AFG16568.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaf388.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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Information on this specific subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa. For general information on the ethnic composition and the ethnic politics of Afghanistan, please refer to the attachments.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of sources consulted in researching this Response to Information Request.
Attachments
AsiaWeek [Hong Kong]. 2 June 1993. "Warlords' Last Prize."
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992. 4th ed. Vol. 1. Edited by George Thomas Kurian. New York: Facts on File.
Jeune Afrique [Paris]. 9 June 1993. Marc Yared. "Afghanistan: Un enfer pour les idéologies."
Le fait ethnique en Iran et en Afghanistan. 1988. Edited by Jean-Pierre Digard. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
Le Monde [Paris]. 6 November 1993. "Kaboul, de guerre lasse la capitale afghane est bombardée au gré des affrontements entre clans islamistes." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 7 November 1993. BC Cycle. "Rival Warlords Fight on Former Soviet Border." (NEXIS)
