ISI Leadership
Akhtar Abdur Rahman becomes Director General of the ISI as the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan transforms Pakistan's security environment.
Role range: 1979-1989 – 1979-1987
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Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan Biography and Timeline
Follow Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan through 5 dated historical records for Pakistan.
Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1979–1987Years on this page
1979
1980
Covert Arms Support
Akhtar briefs senior Pakistani officers on weapons being covertly supplied to Afghan insurgents resisting Soviet forces.
Role range: 1979-1989 – 1979-1987
Support for Afghan Resistance
Akhtar recommends sustained Pakistani support for Afghan resistance groups fighting Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Role range: 1979-1989 – 1979-1987
1986
Afghan Resistance Support
Akhtar continues directing the ISI system that channels foreign military assistance to Afghan resistance groups.
Role range: 1979-1989 – 1979-1987
1987
Chairman Joint Chiefs
Akhtar leaves the ISI and becomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee while the Afghan war continues.
Role range: 1979-1989 – 1987-1988
Records, sources and methodology
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