Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister)

Abdul Rahman (Arabic: عبد الرحمن‎) was the aviation and tourism minister of Afghanistan until his death on February 14, 2002. He was murdered in what appeared to be a mob attack on his plane at Kabul International Airport by pilgrims angry that they had been unable to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.Witnesses and officials said pilgrims beat the minister to death and tossed his body to the tarmac. However, President Hamid Karzai accused six senior government officials of the murder, saying that they were motivated by a long-standing feud.Three were arrested and the others were being sought in Saudi Arabia. Karzai said five ministers, including the head of the intelligence ministry, General ; the technical deputy of the Ministry of Defense, General , and a Supreme Court justice, and 15 other

Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister)

Abdul Rahman (Arabic: عبد الرحمن‎) was the aviation and tourism minister of Afghanistan until his death on February 14, 2002. He was murdered in what appeared to be a mob attack on his plane at Kabul International Airport by pilgrims angry that they had been unable to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.Witnesses and officials said pilgrims beat the minister to death and tossed his body to the tarmac. However, President Hamid Karzai accused six senior government officials of the murder, saying that they were motivated by a long-standing feud.Three were arrested and the others were being sought in Saudi Arabia. Karzai said five ministers, including the head of the intelligence ministry, General ; the technical deputy of the Ministry of Defense, General , and a Supreme Court justice, and 15 other