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General Akhtar Abdur Rahman
"The Man behind the Afghan Jehad"
Kabul must burn'
General Akhtar in describing the central thread of his strategy for winning the Afghan Jehad.
'With the Soviets on the defensive, Akhtar coordinated Mujahideen attacks in which they slaughtered the Russians in battle.'
Readers Digest, August, 1989.
‘You have wrought a miracle. I can give you nothing worthy of your achievements. Only God can reward you.'
Former President Zia-ul-Haq to General Akhtar in July, 1988, only a month before they were both murdered in the same air crash.
‘.. . the destruction of the military C-130 transport carrying Zia also killed the other key architect of Pakistan's policy towards the Mujahideen's war-General Akhtar ..'
Asiaweek, September, 1988.
'Afghanistan and Pakistan owe a debt of gratitude to this silent soldier for securing our borders against the Soviet Union.'
A Pakistan Army Brigadier who knew General Akhtar well.
