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P 070457Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2292
UNCLAS KABUL 000068
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DEPT FOR SCA/RA (JBRENNIG), SCA/A, DRL, S/CT
E.O. 12958 N/A
TAGS: PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFICERS
1. This is an action request - see paragraph 2.
2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements,
this cable forwards the names of five Ministry of Defense officers
selected to attend training in the United States. Post possesses no
derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests the
Department's review of these candidates by January 31, 2008.
3. Following is the biographical data:
1. Name: Abdullah Halim
Father's Name: Abdul Qaume
Grandfather's Name: Abdullah
DOB: May 14, 1965
POB: Baghlan, Afghanistan
Ethnicity: Tajik
Rank: LTC
Unit: MoD, GS Inspector General
2. Name: Mohammad Najib
Father's Name: Mohammad Yousof
Grandfather's Name: Habibullah
DOB: August 05, 1971
POB: Panjshir, Afghanistan
Ethnicity: Tajik
Rank: COL
Unit: MoD, Infantry
3. Name: Aimal Pacha Sayedi
Father's Name: Lal Pacha
Grandfather's Name: Sayed Ali
DOB: May 15, 1967
POB: Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Ethnicity: Pashtun
Rank: COL
Unit: MoD, Air Corps
4. Name: Abdul Jamil Rahmany
Father's Name: Adbul Rahmani
Grandfather's Name: Said Ghulam
DOB: February 08, 1967
POB: Kabisa, Afghanistan
Ethnicity: Tajik
Rank: MAJ
Unit: MoD, Air Corps
5. Name: Abdul Majed Abdul
Father's Name: Khwaja
Grandfather's Name: Haq Quli
DOB: January 01, 1966
POB: Kunduz, Afghanistan
Ethnicity: Turkman
Rank: MAJ
Unit: MoD, Air Corps
WOOD