1996: Dr. Mohammad Najibullah
September 27th, 2009 Headsman
On this date in 1996, the man who once ruled ruled Afghanistan under the aegis of a superpower succumbed to the tender mercies of his country’s fundamentalist insurgency.
Mohammad Najibullah was the last president of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Unfortunately for Najibullah, he was on the job when Moscow decided to throw in the towel on the Soviet-Afghan War.
After losing the subsequent civil war, the former President was trapped for a nervous few years in Kabul — blocked from joining his family in flight to India by the offices of former Soviet client and present-day American client Abdul Rashid Dostum.
When Kabul finally surrendered to the Taliban in 1996, the hated onetime Communist viceroy — whose stepping-stone to that post was heading the hated Afghan secret police — had a problem.
At the instigation of future Taliban second-in-command Mohammad Rabbani, Najibullah and his brother were hauled out of the U.N. compound where they had taken refuge, publicly beaten, tortured and castrated, and strung up on a traffic barricade.
There was a new sheriff in town.



Also on this date
- 1975: The last executions under Franquismo
- 1906: Adolph Weber, nervy
- 1471: Thomas Neville, the Bastard Faulconbridge
- 1976: Three terrorists in Syria
- Themed Set: Semiramis
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Afghanistan,Borderline "Executions",Capital Punishment,Cycle of Violence,Death Penalty,Doctors,Execution,Hanged,Heads of State,History,Lynching,Mature Content,No Formal Charge,Occupation and Colonialism,Politicians,Power,Public Executions,Summary Executions,The Worm Turns,Torture,Wartime Executions
Tags: 1990s, 1996, abdul rashid dostum, afghan civil war, afghan-soviet war, anti-communism, civil war, communism, communists, islam, kabul, khad, mohammad najibullah, mohammad rabbani, september 27, soviet-afghan war, taliban


February 26th, 2012 at 8:19 am
dont worry sameer
Allah is already punishing them but they dont figure it out.
when they figure it out it will be too late
you can well understand that from the current situation
April 13th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Fuck Taliban, Fuck the jehad, fuck the extremists, Fuck Pakistan, Fuck USA, Fuck Russia, Fuck those who decided to kill Dr. Najibullah, Fuck you fuck you fuck you……..
May 9th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
“Every man has his time”. This man ordered ill intentions against Pakistan, and he did not know, that Pakistan is a far bigger power then Afghanistan. He challenged them, without thinking. He got what he deserved. He sold his country for power and wealth. He wealth did nothing for him… Long LIVE Afghanistan, LONG LIVE PAKISTAN
July 5th, 2012 at 11:07 am
Dear all as you that Dr najib was a good man and responsibe president so please dont share such bad words in your comment and kindly have logical comment regarding youtr previouse president
on be half of college student i want to request from you to be polite and speak so logicaly
July 5th, 2012 at 11:09 am
so bad
August 6th, 2012 at 9:32 am
Yes he was a good president
he made many mistakes but everyone makes mistakes
September 26th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
najib yak kamonet bud watan frosh bud , raiss khad bud , sag wari haram shud.har kasi az najeeb tarf dari miknonna . goo mikhora , har kasi ki az najeed tarafdari mikonna hwolad kamonist ast
September 27th, 2012 at 1:25 am
My dear countrymen,
Let’s forget about the past. It is very clear to all that who did what! Allah knows better. How long more should we fight each other? In Afghanistan no one deserved and deserves to be killed,wether it communist ,Mujahid or Talib. We are all brothers.We need to warship our Allah almighty build our war torn country.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:21 am
he was better than all these evel jahadis or extremism no power stay to anyone it well come pakistans turn as well pakistan well be wors than afghanistan war is a chese game no one can be powerfull forever pakistan is allready blowed from inside they dont want each other this is not what afghan well wish for them this is what has to happen it well happen this is the nutuer of war pakistan is going too far
October 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 pm
who they killed dr najeebullah now is the time to we should come to gether and make a best partty like they had in the past and gave the panushment to dose they killed our leader
Nangrahar afghanistan ???? ??????????? ???? ?? ???? ???? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??? ???
November 2nd, 2012 at 7:52 am
salam to all beloved of our country .
brothers Dr Najeeb is not now with us now we should make from ourselfe Dr Najeeb and show to the people who are against him that who was he and what was the aim of him about afghanistan..,…now some stupid people are talking against him that he was not muslime and he was against islam against afghanistan. we have to prove that he
was muslime and his aim was to make islamic afghanistan…and i really really hate those people that they dont have information about him,but they just hear from some stupid people that he was not good…..kindly request to all those that they dont have information about
him get some information then u have the rights to talk against him… plz don t insult those who works for islam and afghanistn…..NOTE… young must get information about Dr Najeeb and afghanistan.
November 17th, 2012 at 5:26 am
IN THE NAME OF MERCIFUL ALLAH
DOCTOR NAJEEBULLAH EX-PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN WAS THE BEST PRESIDENT OF OUR COUNTRY THAT NEVER REPEATS SUCH A PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN I REALLY LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE WAS THE BEST PRESIDENT AND ONE OF THE BEST POLITICIAN OF AFGHANISTAN AND ALSO A GOOD ATHLETIC HE WAS A VERY NICE BOXER AS WELL
MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM
NAZEER ELYACY FROM KABUL AFGHANISTAN
CHEHLSETOON
November 19th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Dr. Naschibullah nach dem Sowejtischen abzug, hat ein Friedenplan gegründet. Mit Hilfe der russischen und iranischen Geheimdienst, haben die Nordprovinzen einen Putsch vorbereitet und den Friedenplan sabotiert. 1992 sucht Naschibullah schutz in UN-Hauptquartier und Mujaheddin kamen an die Macht. In den vier Jahren, hat der UN Beauftragter mehrere male gesagt: “Naschibullah soll das verlassen”, aber B. Rabbani Regime hat, dieses abgelehnt. 1996 kam die Taliban an die Macht und direkt danach wurden Naschibullah und sein Bruder ermordet. Er war der beste und aktivste Pólitiker in der Geschichte Afghanistans. Iran und Pakistan wollten nicht so einen aktiven Politiker n Afghanistan.
January 25th, 2013 at 10:56 am
be together from now on ,make alive sense of those like najebullah,for the next generations and leader not to be killed like this ,get revenge by following that way,remove the scumbags like tali-ban if they don’t render themselves by contrition ,knock off those leaders like tali-ban if they don’t convert their way
February 6th, 2013 at 9:02 pm
DR NAJIBULLAH WAS THE BEST MAN GOD BLESS HIM, PLEASE DONT SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT HIM HE IS IN HEAVEN. PLEASE TRY TO GO TO HEAVEN YOUR SELVES. YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AFGHANISTAN
February 18th, 2013 at 2:24 am
Now it is the time to be aware that the word is helping us and we are trying to hide the money that is not fair be truthful be honest love and sacrifice for new generation and for your country. what you want wish for your brother.
April 20th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
He killed so many people , he was a criminal and a person who know nothing but killing others , so why we should fell sorry for him