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P 270836Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4113

UNCLAS KABUL 001285 
 
SIPDIS 
 
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: WOLESI JIRGA SECURITY COMMITTEE 
MEMBERS 
 
¶1.  This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 
 
¶2.  In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, 
this cable forwards the name of eleven (11) Wolesi Jirga members 
invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a 
House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) program.  HDAC will 
focus on legislative oversight of the defense and security sector. 
Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals.  Post 
requests the Department's review of these members by June 9, 2008. 
 
¶3.  Following is the biographical data: 
 
¶1. Name: Hamidullah Tokhi 
Father's name: Amir Tila 
Grandfather's name: Esmatullah 
Age: 46 
POB: Zabul Province 
Ethnicity: Pashtun 
Current Position: Member of Internal Affairs Committee 
 
¶2. Name: Ali Akbar Qasemi 
Father's name: Mohammad Hassan 
Grandfather's name: Baz Ali 
Age: 54 
POB: Ghazni Province Afghanistan 
Ethnicity: Hazara 
Current Position: Member of Defense Affairs Committee 
 
¶3. Name: Engineer Mohammad Alam Qarar 
Father's name: Wali Mohammad 
Grandfather's name: N/A 
Age: 49 
POB: Laghman Province 
Ethnicity: Pashtun 
Current Position: Member of the Internal Affairs Committee 
 
¶4. Name: Alhaj Dad Mohammad Nooristani 
Father's name: Alhaj Taj Mohammad Noristani 
Grandfather's name: N/A 
Age: 47 
POB: Nuristan Province 
Ethnicity: Pashaee 
Current Position: Member of Defense Committee 
 
¶5. Name: Alhaj Amir Lalai 
Father's name: Alhaj Mir Ahmad 
Grandfather's name: 
Age: 57 
POB: Kandahar Province 
Ethnicity: Pashtun 
Current Position: Member of Defense Committee 
 
¶6. Name: Engineer Mohammad Eqbal Safi 
Father's name: Sayed Agha 
Grandfather's name:  Abdul Satar 
Age: 39 
POB: Kapisa Province 
Ethnicity: Tajik 
Current Position: Chairman of the Defense Committee 
 
¶7. Name: Abdul Hadi Safi 
Father's name: Mohammad Sawar 
Grandfather's name: Mohammad Akram 
Age: 48 
POB: Kapisa Province 
Ethnicity: Pashtun 
Current Position: Member of Defense Committee 
 
¶8. Name: Mr. Sayed Zaman Hashimi 
Father's name: Sayed Jalal 
Grandfather's name: Hazrat Jan 
Age: 31 
POB: Kunduz Province 
Ethnicity: Tajik 
Current Position: Director General for International Relations of 
Wolesi Jirga 
 
¶9. Name: Hon. Alhaj Mohammad Mosa Hotak 
Father's name: Qazi Abdul Mehdi 
Grandfather's name: Abdul Hadi 
Age: 54 
POB: Wardak Province 
Ethnicity: Pashtun 
Current Position: Deputy of Internal Affairs Committee 
 
¶10. Name: Khalid A. Pashton 
Father's name: N/A 
Grandfather's name: 
Age: 49 
POB: Kandahar Province 
Ethnicity: Pashtun 
 
Current Position: Member of Internal Affairs Committee 
 
¶11. Name: Alhaji Abdul Raoof Ibrahimi 
Father's name: Haji Sher Khan 
Grandfather's name: Haji Ibrahimi 
Age: 45 
POB: Konduz 
Ethnicity: Uzbek 
Current Position: Secretary Internal Affairs Committee 
WOOD