Issa Nuristani عیسی نورستانی | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Occupation | Mujahideen leader |
Mohammed Issa Nuristani (or Issa Khan Nuristan) was an army general and a community leader among the Safed Posh tribe in Nuristan, Afghanistan, who led a group of Nuristani people in rebellion against the Soviets at the start of the Soviet–Afghan War. He was assassinated early in the conflict. [1][ self-published source?]
Issa Nuristani was born in 1957. [2] As of 1975 he served as the Commander of the Central Army Corps. [2]