Atta Mohammed Noor, governor of the Balkh province in Afghanistan, fought alongside Afghan security forces to repel the recent attack by terrorists on the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif.
In Afghanistan on Sunday, terrorists attacked the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif. Afghan security forces fought back and bravely thwarted the attack. Turns out, though, that among the Afghan forces was an unexpected soldier — governor Ata Mohammed Noor.
Noor, the governor of Balkh province in Afghanistan, was spotted among those fighting to protect the Indian consulate.
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Photos uploaded on Noor’s Facebook page show him wielding an assault rifle during the gun battle and talking with Afghan soldiers outside the Indian consulate.
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Noor is a former Mujahideen who is trained in combat — he fought during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
He has also served as a commander in the Afghan resistance against the Taliban.
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On Twitter, Ambassador of India to Afghanistan Amar Singh posted photos of him having tea with Governor Noor and his son:
Having a well deserved ‘chai’ with Gov Atta Noor and his Sandhurst educated son pic.twitter.com/wtN2mM1FjU
— Amar Sinha (@SenseandC_sense) January 4, 2016
He had earlier tweeted about how the governor was personally monitoring defence operations:
Clearing ops in Mazar on by special forces. Heavy fighting going on. GOV Atta personally monitoring. All safe in consulate.
— Amar Sinha (@SenseandC_sense) January 4, 2016
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