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Most Famous Afghan Military Figures

Military 10
Afghanistan 130
7,385 AS Ahmad Shah Massoud Ahmad Shah Massoud Afghan Militar 1953–2001
61,826 AR Abdul Rashid Dostum Abdul Rashid Dostum Afghan Militar b. 1954
146,211 AH Abdul Haq (Afghan leader) Abdul Haq (Afghan leader) Afghan Commander 1958–2001
177,118 D Dadullah Afghan Militar 1966–2007
250,279 JH Jalaluddin Haqqani Afghan Militar 1939–2018
325,950 JJ John Jacob (East India Company officer) John Jacob (East India Company officer) Afghan Militar 1812–1858
1,491,536 MD Mohammad Dawran Mohammad Dawran Afghan Militar b. 1954
1,531,307 SP Samuel Parkes (VC) Samuel Parkes (VC) Afghan Militar 1815–1864
1,859,553 ZK Zafar Khan (Afghan general) Afghan Militar b. 1953
1,869,776 QS Qadam Shah Shahim Qadam Shah Shahim Afghan Militar b. 1962
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Inside Afghanistan Military Figures

10 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous afghanistan military figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Afghanistan Military Figures peaked in the 1950s with 5 people.

What Afghanistan Military Figures Are Known For

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Militar are Afghanistan Military Figures's biggest group — 90% of all notables (9).

Afghanistan Military Figures over-index on militar — 46.0× the global rate.

  1. Militar9
  2. Commander1
  1. Militar946.0×