Mohammed Atta (Afghan warlord)
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- Mohammed Atta is also the name of the leader of the Hamburg cell and 9/11 hijacking teams. For this other person, see Mohamed Atta al Sayed.
Mohammed Atta (Arabic: محمد عطا) is the current governor of Afghanistan's Balkh Province. He was appointed by Hamid Karzai to the position in late 2004. The ethnic Tajik Atta is known for his rivalry with Uzbek General Abdul Rashid Dostum. The tensions between Afghanistan's ethnic groups (Pashtun, Uzbek, and Tajik) sometimes produce violent conflict and political strife.
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- Who Rules Afghanistan --Article from The Nation describing Atta.
- Pakistan Daily Times article describing Atta's rivalry with Abdul Rashid Dostam.
- Globalsecurity.org article mentioning Atta's role in Afghanistan's politics.
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