{"id":15114,"date":"2026-01-14T23:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15114"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:28:19","slug":"aliabad-district-governor-in-kunduz-accused-of-intimidation-and-land-seizure-non-pashtuns-referred-to-as-israelis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/aliabad-district-governor-in-kunduz-accused-of-intimidation-and-land-seizure-non-pashtuns-referred-to-as-israelis\/","title":{"rendered":"Aliabad District Governor in Kunduz Accused of Intimidation and Land Seizure; Non-Pashtuns Referred to as \u201cIsraelis\u201d."},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15117\" src=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aqondoqwweez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aqondoqwweez.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aqondoqwweez-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aqondoqwweez-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aqondoqwweez-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aqondoqwweez-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Aliabad District Governor in Kunduz Accused of Intimidation and Land Seizure; Non-Pashtuns Referred to as \u201cIsraelis\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Local sources in Kunduz province report that Asadullah Salem, the current governor of Aliabad district, has been treating residents of Cheeb-Guzar village inappropriately and insultingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>According to sources, he has used derogatory language against locals, fueling widespread dissatisfaction and criticism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Sources further report that the governor recently ordered the detention of Mawlawi Nordin, the village mosque\u2019s preacher, for five days during which he was reportedly mistreated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>These actions have caused significant concern among residents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Cheeb-Guzar\u2019s population, predominantly Uzbek and non-Pashtun, has reportedly been subjected to pressure and intimidation by the governor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Sources say he even referred to non-Pashtun residents as \u201cIsraelis\u201d and is simultaneously attempting to enforce the forced relocation of Kuchi nomads into this Uzbek-majority area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Additionally, some villagers\u2019 lands have reportedly been seized by the governor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Local sources claim that Asadullah Salem has no formal religious or academic background and previously worked as a horse trader during the republic era.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>He was appointed governor of Aliabad after the Taliban came to power, and it is likely he had prior links with the Taliban.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Recent actions, including the detention and mistreatment of the mosque preacher, have further fueled concerns among locals about his abuse of authority and coercive rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aliabad District Governor in Kunduz Accused of Intimidation and Land Seizure; Non-Pashtuns Referred to as \u201cIsraelis\u201d. Local sources in Kunduz province report that Asadullah Salem, the current governor of Aliabad district, has been treating residents of Cheeb-Guzar village inappropriately and insultingly. According to sources, he has used derogatory language against locals, fueling widespread dissatisfaction and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15122,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114\/revisions\/15122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}