Jun 9, 2022 · Haibatullah Alizai recounts the final five harrowing days of his government and how he reluctantly became the Afghan Army's last general. Though his President and Defense minister fled hours earlier, and with the Taliban fast approaching Kabul, Haibatullah Alizai was …

Sep 23, 2022 · Commander of Special Operations Command of the Afghan National Army Haibatullah Alizai, took over as Afghanistan’s Chief of General Staff (the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs equivalent) just days before the Taliban made a push into Kabul, after General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai was removed from the post.

Sep 8, 2024 · “General Haibatullah Alizai — former Afghan Army general — informed the committee majority staff that he pleaded for more time from American commanders on the ground, saying, ‘Just tell ...

Aug 15, 2024 · By the time I returned in 2020, Haibatullah Alizai had been promoted to major general. I watched as he took over the 209th Corps in northern Afghanistan. He fought the Taliban with one hand while dealing deftly with warlords with the other.

Aug 23, 2021 · Major-General Haibatullah Alizai, who was the commander of Afghanistan’s Special Operations Corps when it hosted Siddiqui in Kandahar, told Reuters it was evident now that, in fierce fighting...

Oct 26, 2022 · (Haibatullah Alizai photo) An Afghan SOF commander before taking over the entire Army, Alizai said former Afghan troops in Iran preparing to fight on behalf of Russia told him that some are already in Ukraine.

The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces[1] (Pashto: د افغانستان د ملي اردو لوی درستیز) is the highest-ranking military officer in the military of Afghanistan (currently the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces), who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.

Aug 12, 2021 · Kabul - Maj. Gen. Haibatullah Alizai took command as the new overall army chief. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced the countrys army chief and flew to the besieged northern city of...

Aug 24, 2024 · In this episode, Lieutenant General Haibatullah Alizai, the former Commander of all Afghan Special Operations Forces and leader of the Afghan military in its final days gives a riveting description of what led to the collapse, what we can learn from it, and what we must do for the future in order to protect ourselves at home.