Ahmad Khan Samangani

Ahmad Khan Samangani (1957 – 14 July 2012) was an Afghan member of parliament and a commander of the Junbish-i Milli. He was the target of and killed in a suicide attack on 14 July 2012. Samangani was a known anti-Taliban commander and politician.

Military activities and political career In the 1980s, Ahmad Khan Samangani originally fought in the Jamiat-e Islami against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. After the Soviet withdrawal Samangani, himself an Afghan Uzbek, joined the Uzbek-dominated Junbish-i Milli led by Abdul Rashid Dostum. The attack occurred in the capital of Samangan province, Aybak. The attacker came to the party as a guest and embraced Samangani before detonating his explosives.

The assassination was one among several conducted against Afghan government officials in July 2012.