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Major general nik mohammad sahak

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Article was created by User:Nik Mohammad sahak who is literally named after the article's subject. The draft was rejected multiple times. A google search doesn't yield anything about the name. The guy allegedly died in 1398 and has a photograph of him. Photography was invented in 1826. The only google search result is a document at WikiLeaks. Laura240406 (talk) 19:08, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe 1398 is probably based on a different dating system, possibly Islamic? A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 19:19, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

that would put his death at 1970 which makes sense Laura240406 (talk) 20:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military and Afghanistan. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 20:00, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - does that photo look doctored to anyone else? It looks like the face has been copied and pasted on top of someone else's body. That aside, this fails WP:V, which is a core policy. Using the Farsi name, I can find some social media coverage of a "General Nik Mohammad Khan Mangal" but nothing about this person. Given that the username matches the article's subject, I would bet that this is a vanity hoax. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 20:05, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I think this person is a real historical figure since I did find a mention of the article subject in a declassified US government document while searching. However, there probably isn't significant coverage since searching the native language name from the article doesn't yield many results on Google. All in all, I think this is probably a WP:GNG fail but open to hearing from editors who speak any Afghan languages on what sources exist.Aspening (talk) 21:40, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - it may be the work of Jared. Yesterday, all my dreams... (talk) 22:25, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, even on the off chance this isn't a hoax, it definitely isn't notable enough for an article due to the utter lack of sources covering this person

ApexParagon (talk) 00:12, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The sources used hardly qualify as RSes. Therefore, WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG generally are not met. This person is not notable enough for inclusion. Gjb0zWxOb (talk) 13:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Insufficient coverage by independent, reliable secondary sources to pass WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:09, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]