Baha'uddin Jan

Baha'uddin Jan was the pir naqshbandi (Sufi leader) of the Aymāq people of Purchaman District, Farah. He, along with his two sons, was killed following the communist Saur Revolution at the end of the 1970s, by security forces from Kabul who were eliminating political and religious opposition to the new regime.[1]

References

Olivier Roy. Islam and resistance in Afghanistan. Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-521-39700-6, ISBN 978-0-521-39700-1

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[1] Olivier Roy. Islam and resistance in Afghanistan. Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-521-39700-6, ISBN 978-0-521-39700-1

Farah Province
Capital: Farah
Districts	Anar Dara Bakwa Bala Buluk Farah Gulistan Khaki Safed Lash Wa Juwayn Pur Chaman Pusht Rod Pusht-e-Koh Qala i Kah Shib Koh
Populated places	Azad Azaw Diveneh Granai Istowi Kadanak Kal Qal'ah Tojg Warg
History	Farah-Chakansur Province Baha'uddin Jan Sharafat Kuh Front Battle of Shewan Granai airstrike 2013 attack Battle 2019 bombing
Other	Governors Farah Airport Farah City Hospital Farah River Farah University Fil Kush Hamun Lake Lor Koh Route 515 Route 522