Munir Mangal

General Munir Mangal (left), the then-Afghan Minister of Security, speaks with American Gen. David Petraeus (center) in July 2010.

Munir Mohamad Mangal (1950 – May 2, 2020) was an Afghan general. His professional military career lasted more than 40 years. Mangal was in high-level military and government positions. He was the Commander of the Afghan National Police, before his retirement in 2016.

Mangal was born in Samkanay District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, in 1950.

Mangal died from COVID-19 at his home in Kabul on May 2, 2020, at the age of 70.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Abed, Fahim (2020-05-06). "Munir Mangal, Afghan General and Police Commander, Dies at 70". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-18.