Sher Mohammad Karimi
Introduction General '''Sher Mohammad Karimi''' (born November 11, 1945) was the Chief of Army Staff in the Military of Afghanistan. An ethnic Pashtun, Karimi was born in Khost Province of Afghanistan.After the 1978 Saur Revolution in Afghanistan, Karimi was arrested and incarcerated by the Khalq faction of the PDPA communist party because of his Western education. He was employed as a director during Dr. Mohammad Najibullah Government in ministry of defence. Unlike many of his communist colleagues and the majority of the Afghan officer corps, Karimi had never received training in the Soviet Union. He was eventually forced into exile in Pakistan until the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001.Karimi returned to his special-operations roots at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in February 2010.Previously, he served as the Chief of Operations for the Afghan Ministry of Defense.
Education Karimi isrban High School in Pashto, Dari, and English. He received his primary education at Sa, followed by a Military High School in Kabul. *National Military Academy of Afghanistan in Kabul**Kabul Commando Course (C) Kabulst**CGSC (Staff Course A) Kabul*Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom*Fort Bragg in North Carolina**Infantry Advance Course, Ranger course, Special Forces Course. Airborne Course (USA)*Counter Insurgency and Intel Courses (India)**NDC (India)*Commando Course (Egypt)*Near East and South Asia Strategic Studies. NESA.NDU (USA) Assignments:**Platoon Commander, Commando BN, Company Commander, XO Battalion**Battalion Commander**Adjutant Guard Brigade**G3 Division**DG2 Central Corps**DCS for Mobilization and Organization**Special Assistant to CoS and head of the Advisory Board**Deputy Chairman for DDR**G3 ANA – Chief Operations
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