Gul Aqa Nahib

A Brigadier General in the Afghan National Army, Gul Aqa Nahib (also, "Nahibi", "Naebi", or simply "Gul Aqa") served as second-in-command to transitional Defence Minister Mohammed Fahim in 2002 [http://iwpr.net/?p=arr&s=f&o=154307&apc_state=heniarr2002 Concern Over Tajik "Control" of New Army ] ] and is currently in charge of 12,000 troops overseeing operations in Kandahar. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071025.AFGHANANA25/TPStory/TPInternational/Asia/ globeandmail.com: World ] ]

He joined the army in 1965 [ [http://ipsnews.net/wap/news.asp?idnews=39647 IPS - Inter Press Service ] ]

His formal position is as commander of the Afghan 205th Corps, based out of Kandahar Airport, [ [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/09/651f2159-7d5d-4921-8ba8-0ab76e8b0420.html Afghanistan: National Army Short Of Everything But Spirit - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY ] ] and he is in charge of operations for Southern Afghanistan.

On September 9 2007, he reported that insurgent forces were no longer able to beat ANA troops in combat. [ [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/09/651f2159-7d5d-4921-8ba8-0ab76e8b0420.html Afghanistan: National Army Short Of Everything But Spirit - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY ] ]

He speaks Dari, in addition to his native Pashto [ [http://www.europeanvoice.com/archive/article.asp?id=28934 Afghanistan’s weakest link ] ] and supports the idea of conscription.

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