Anwar Dangar was a commander from Shakar-Darrah (Shakar Dara), which is located approximately 25 kilometres north of Kabul, and was an ally of Burhanuddin Rabbani's Jamiat-e-Islami.
[1] He was reported involved in the planning of the Afshar Operation which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and furthermore he is said to have directly lead troops into the battle.
[2] As a Pashtu speaker it was reported on 17 October 1996 that he joined, along with his forces, the Taliban.
[5] He was reported to be in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, trying to bring together escaped commanders.
[6] According to another report he was in charge of the Taliban in the three central provinces of Parwan, Kapisa, Wardak, and Kabul where he had considerable local support.