Mohammed Hashim Watanwal
Hasham Watanwal a representative for Uruzgan Province to Afghanistan's national legislature, the Wolesi Jirga, until he was assassinated on July 17, 2011. According to the Afghan Biographies profile, during the communist era he was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. According to the profile, he is from the Tajik ethnic group, and graduated from Kabul University with a science degree. Post Taliban era political career 
Watanwal was elected to serve in the Wolesi Jirga in 2005 and 2010. In 2007, Watanwal hosted a press conference to draw attention to security concerns in Uruzgan. He asserted that "anti-government elements" controlled all of Gizab district and "vast swathes" of Char Chino, Dehrawod,
Chora and Khas Uruzgan. Watanwal attributed the rise of militancy in Uruzgan to ISAF's reckless disregard for civilian lives. In March 2011, Watanwal was selected to be the Deputy Chair of the Wolsi Jirga's Defence And Territorial Affairs Committee. In May 2011, he was one of the hosts for a delegation of visiting Australian Parliamentarians. According to the Afghan Biographies profile, during the communist era he was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. References 

2011 deaths
Members of the House of the People (Afghanistan)
Assassinated Afghan politicians
People murdered in Afghanistan
People killed by the Taliban
1952 births
2010s assassinated politicians