Former Afghan general Abdul Zahir Qadeer extradited to US on drug and weapons trafficking charges.
Abdul Zahir Qadeer, a former general in Afghanistan's Border Force and former deputy speaker of Afghanistan's National Assembly, was extradited to the United States and appeared in federal court in Manhattan on July 10, 2026. He faces charges of conspiring to import heroin and methamphetamine into the US and conspiring to possess machine guns and destructive devices, following a DEA investigation involving negotiations with confidential sources since November 2024 and an arrest in Nairobi, Kenya in April 2025.
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“Former Afghan general and politician is extradited to US to face drug charges”
“Former Afghan general charged with drug and firearm offenses in U.S.”
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