General Abdul Majid Rozi was an Uzbek commander and warlord of Arab descent during the Afghan Civil war. He was allied with the forces of General Abdul Rashid Dostum.
In 1992 Rozi was in charge of the overall command of the forces of Junbish.Afghanistan Justice Project. "Casting Shadows: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, 1978-2001." 2005. Accessed at: http://www.afghanistanjusticeproject.org/ [Accessed on 10 November 2009], pg 102 During the battle of Kabul, Majid Rozi was reportedly profiting from the looting of Kabul by his forces and the forces of General Dostum.Human Rights Watch. "Blood Stained Hands: Past atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's Legacy of Impunity." 2005. Accessed at: www.hrw.org/reports/2005/afghanistan0605/afghanistan0605.pdf [Accessed on 22 November 2009],54
General Majid Rozi, at the time in Baghdis Province, was one of the commanders who sided with Abdul Malik when he defected to the Taliban in 1997. He proceeded to arrest Dostum's commanders as well as Ismail Khan who he handed over to the governor of Herat Mullah Abdul Razzaq Akhundzada.Gutman, Roy. How we missed the story. Accessed at: https://books.google.com/books?id=A9eqvc-Ru3cC&pg=PA104 Page 104
Rozi was also present during the transfer of Taliban prisoners to Sheberghan in which thousands were killed and suffocated in containers.
On 3 February 2002, in the face of escalating conflict in Mazar-e Sharif, Majid Rozi lead a 600-person mixed security force for the city drawn from each of the 5 parties operating in the region, after a United Nations backed agreement.
In 2012, he was an advisor to the Afghan Interior Ministry.
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